See what's happening at Disrupt on day 1

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Day one of Disrupt 2020 is in full swing! Over the next five days, the startup community will be exploring new technology, seeking out new opportunities and establishing new collaborations.

Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect today at Disrupt — speakers, breakout sessions, events and interesting people. If you missed our Disrupt Sneak Peek yesterday, we've got your replay down below!

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE DISRUPT STAGE TODAY

Breaking The Reel

9:55 am - 10:15 am

Franklin Leonard disrupted a Hollywood ritual and published an industry survey of the best scripts that hadn’t made it to production. That list is now a technology driven enterprise called The Black List which is democratizing access to the industry to writers from anywhere.

Startup Battlefield

Session 1

10:30 am - 11:35 am

TechCrunch’s iconic startup competition is back, as entrepreneurs from around the world pitch expert judges and vie for the Battlefield Cup and $100,000. Hear from our first round of participants - Matidor, Clinic Price Check, Firehawk Aerospace, Satellite Vu, DaVinci Kitchen

Tech, Test and Treat: Healthcare Startups in the COVID-19 Era

11:35 am - 12:00 pm

Both Carbon Health and Color have shifted significant portions of their business to focus on addressing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. We’ll talk to them about the challenges of making that quick turn, and about how healthcare innovation can address our pandemic needs.

WHAT'S HAPPENING ON THE EXTRA CRUNCH STAGE TODAY

Planning for Your Startup’s Exit: The How’s and the When’s

9:45 am - 10:30 am

When Cloudflare IPO’d last year it certainly wasn’t the end of its 10 year journey, and nor was it PlanGrid’s when it was acquired by Autodesk in 2018. Cloudflare’s Michelle Zatlyn and PlanGrid’s Tracy Young will guide us through both their respective company’s journey and their own as founders.

The Black Founder Experience: Tactical Advice for Underrepresented Entrepreneurs

11:45 am - 12:30 pm

How does the startup experience differ for founders from underrepresented groups? What are the biggest ongoing challenges, and how can they be tackled? We’ll hear from Y Combinator CEO Michael Seibel and the founders of Squire and AptDeco on their experiences starting companies and raising money as Black entrepreneurs.

Building Consumer Hardware in 2020

12:30 pm - 1:10 pm

Is building a hardware company in 2020 a reasonable endeavor… or is it tougher than ever? Eric Migicovsky (Partner at Y Combinator, and founder of smartwatch pioneer Pebble) and Kate Whitcomb (CEO of Chrysalis Cloud, formerly CEO of Cocoon Health and a Partner at the HAX hardware accelerator) will share their insight on the evolving landscape of consumer hardware and the challenges involved.