{"id":3364,"date":"2015-09-28T21:52:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T21:52:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/?p=3364"},"modified":"2025-05-05T21:21:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T21:21:34","slug":"5-things-learned-techcrunch-disrupt-sf-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/5-things-learned-techcrunch-disrupt-sf-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Things We Learned from TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11993\" src=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/maarten-van-den-heuvel-gZXx8lKAb7Y-unsplash-1-min.jpg\" alt=\"golden gate bridge photo\" width=\"6000\" height=\"3375\" \/><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"https:\/\/abstracta.activehosted.com\/f\/embed.php?id=48\" type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><!-- Go to www.addthis.com\/dashboard to customize your tools --><script src=\"\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=ra-58d80a50fc4f926d\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">A recap of the best moments from TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015<\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">W<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">e can\u2019t help but reflect upon all of the amazing things that happened last week at <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/event-info\/disrupt-sf-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechCrunch Disrupt<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">aka, the \u201cStartup World Series.\u201d We are excited to see what happens in the future to all of the amazing startups we heard from and hope to provide them with all of their QA needs (of course!). Here are some of the highlights from the event that stood out to us most.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Agrilyst_is_the_%E2%80%9CGoogle_Analytics%E2%80%9D_for_plants\"><\/span>#1. Agrilyst is the &#8220;Google Analytics&#8221; for plants<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">The first place winner for the Startup Battlefield was greenhouse data analytics platform, <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/09\/23\/agrilyst-wins-techcrunch-disrupt-sf-2015\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agrilyst<\/a>. Ou<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">t of thousands of startups, they were picked among 24 others to compete.<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Agrilyst<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> helps greenhouse operators run their operations more efficiently by pulling in data from sensors in the greenhouse and information about crop yields and other metrics. And the best part? The runner up was<\/span> <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/09\/22\/green-bits-launches-point-of-sale-service-for-cannabis-shops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenbits<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">, a streamlined checkout system for marijuana dispensaries\u2026 maybe the two will pair up some day!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_The_Marijuana_Industry_is_Growing_Lead_by_the_King_of_Cannabis_Snoop_Dog\"><\/span>#2. The Marijuana Industry is Growing, Lead by\u00a0the King of Cannabis, Snoop Dog<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/489463316-compressor-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4846\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4846\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/489463316-compressor-1-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"snoop dog at tech crunch\" width=\"436\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">TechCrunch Disrupt hosted several startups catering to this ever more legal recreational herb. As we mentioned above, Greenbits is a P.O.S. system for easy transactions. Our favorite part is that it also helps manage inventory and tells you when employees are stealing and getting high off the supply! Another green-loving startup is <\/span><span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.surterra.com\/#!vision\/c1pqy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Surterra Therapeutics<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">, dedicated to providing the best medicinal cannabis products for patients in need.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Last but not least, Snoop Dog has also entered the scene in order to further merge weed and pop culture. Whether you are just starting to consume cannabis or are a seasoned smoker, <\/span><span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/09\/21\/snoop-dogg-launches-merry-jane-a-pot-flavored-lifestyle-media-platform\/#.lupye6:Hldu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Merry Jane<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> is the platform for all things weed. The new lifestyle platform will have recipes, information about different strains, an encyclopedia of \u201cstoner\u201d lingo, editorials, a video series called<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCSecgeLcJ6qXmE-tgOMYM1Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Deflowered<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">, and much more. Dispensaries will be able to post their menus to the site to make shopping even easier. Do you think Snoop is onto something with this weed media company, or should he just stick to smoking it? We&#8217;re excited to watch what happens!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Virtual_Reality_is_Going_Beyond_Gaming\"><\/span>#3. Virtual Reality is Going Beyond Gaming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">With<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2015\/9\/28\/9407653\/cnn-virtual-reality-debates-nextvr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN\u2019s airing<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #333333;\">of the democratic debate next week in virtual reality, it\u2019s possible that VR\u2019s big break is not going to be in gaming. In an interview at the event, Dr. Richard Marks from Sony said, \u201cWe\u2019re focused on other industries. Gaming is our lead for sure and our gamers are very excited about VR. Sony has a movie company too, we\u2019ve been working with NASA. There\u2019s a lot of different possibilities for VR \u2014 education, real estate&#8230; there are so many different things.\u201d Thanks to <\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/2015\/09\/24\/gear-vr-for-all\/#.lupye6:vgRD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oculus<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\"> and its new $99 Samsung gear, it is now becoming more affordable to enjoy this technology.<\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Latin_American_Disrupters_Got_a_Taste_of_the_Silicon_Valley_Startup_Ecosystem\"><\/span>#4. Latin American Disrupters Got a Taste of the Silicon Valley Startup Ecosystem<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">This year, Latin America took residence in Startup Alley in three different pavilions; one for Uruguay, Argentina, and Brazil. Coming from Uruguay, we enjoyed the opportunity to personally meet bootstrapped startups, established companies looking to expand to the US (like us!), VCs, enterprise innovation groups, etc all in one place! This networking opportunity was invaluable and eye-opening to say the least. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Many Latin American startups shined bright such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regalii.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Regalii<\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">an app that uses SMS technology for immigrants to send money back home. With 5,000 users already, they are about to create a huge disruption.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Our favorite Latin monkey, the Monkop monkey, became somewhat of a celebrity. Our twitter feed became flooded with people monkeying around and learning about the Android mobile testing tool,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.monkop.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Monkop<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CPm3iHnWwAAUJ5g.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3370\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CPm3iHnWwAAUJ5g-694x1024.jpg\" alt=\"CPm3iHnWwAAUJ5g\" width=\"371\" height=\"548\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CPmr6eIWwAA-G3f-compressor.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4838\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4838 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/CPmr6eIWwAA-G3f-compressor-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"techcrunch 2015\" width=\"420\" height=\"420\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We\u2019d like to give a special thanks to Isabella and Graciela of<\/span> <\/span><span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uruguayxxi.gub.uy\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uruguay XXI<\/span><\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\"> for encouraging and rounding up all of us Uruguayan companies to attend! Thanks for all of your support and making our first TC pavilion great!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Lastly_Some_Great_Quotes_From_the_Event\"><\/span>#5. Lastly, Some Great Quotes From the Event<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/canva-disrupt-sf-2015-helen-greiner.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3375 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/canva-disrupt-sf-2015-helen-greiner.png\" alt=\"Tech Crunch Disrupt Takeaways\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/canva-disrupt-sf-2015-jon-callaghan-compressor-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4840\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4840 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/canva-disrupt-sf-2015-jon-callaghan-compressor-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"Jon Callaghan techcrunch disrupt\" width=\"604\" height=\"302\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/canva-disrupt-sf-2015-ryan-smith-compressor-1.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4844\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4844\" src=\"http:\/\/www.abstracta.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/canva-disrupt-sf-2015-ryan-smith-compressor-1-300x150.png\" alt=\"Ryan Smith Tech Crunch Quote\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; color: #333333;\">Did you attend? What were your thoughts?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Recommended_for_You\"><\/span>Recommended for You<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/performance-testing\/5-reasons-attend-velocity-2016\/\">4 Reasons to Attend Velocity 2016<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #00b674;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abstracta.us\/blog\/software-testing\/9-reasons-to-pick-uruguay-as-your-nearshore-service-provider\/\">9 Reasons to Pick Uruguay as Your Nearshore Service Provider<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A recap of the best moments from TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2015 We can\u2019t help but reflect upon all of the amazing things that happened last week at TechCrunch Disrupt\u00a0aka, the \u201cStartup World Series.\u201d We are excited to see what happens in the future to 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