Kevin Rose last spoke at Disrupt in 2012, when Digg was in the middle of one of tech’s most talked-about pivots. More than a decade later, he returns to TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, to talk about relaunching Digg alongside Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian — and to share what that experience taught him about product, community, and building through turbulence. TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 Kevin Rose But Rose’s story doesn’t end with Digg. Over the past deca ...

One thing I've learned from backing 50+ founders in the last 2 years:You sometimes just get a feeling with certain founders that no matter what, they will execute.Got that dog in 'em type of way about them.A close VC friend of mine calls it "feel the pump" and I think this instinctual element of early-stage investing is really hard to explain. It's luck, it's right place and right time, but more than anything its about having a damn good intuition.I've learned that when I meet a founder who stands out psych ...