Only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026: What happens when OpenAI ships your roadmap?
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The article promotes a TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 Builders Stage session titled "What Happens When OpenAI Ships Your Roadmap," arguing that AI founders' biggest competitive threat may now be the foundation model platforms they build on rather than rival startups. It says major releases from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google can turn features startups spent a year building into platform offerings, reshaping product strategy, fundraising, and valuations. The session will feature Airbyte CEO and co-founder Michel Tricot, Radical Ventures partner Rob Toews, and Webflow CEO Linda Tong, offering founder, operator, and investor perspectives. It will examine where defensibility still exists when AI giants enter adjacent markets, and why winners may rely on proprietary data, embedded workflows, customer relationships, domain expertise, and trust. The article says founders must prepare for whether customers will still value what they build after the next model release. TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 runs October 13–15 at Moscone West in San Francisco, with 10,000+ attendees and 250+ sessions. Passes can be secured with savings up to $200 before rates increase on September 25.
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