{"id":5468,"date":"2014-05-09T18:08:51","date_gmt":"2014-05-09T23:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/?p=5468"},"modified":"2021-05-21T04:31:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T09:31:03","slug":"techcrunch-disrupt-new-york-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/techcrunch-disrupt-new-york-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"TechCrunch Disrupt New York 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week, I was lucky enough to attend <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/disrupt-sf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TechCrunch Disrupt New York<\/a>,&nbsp;along with some of my WP Engine colleagues.&nbsp;Our friends Lisa Sabin-Wilson and Brian&nbsp;Messenlehner from <a href=\"http:\/\/webdevstudios.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WebDevStudios<\/a>&nbsp;also joined us at the booth to spread the word about all things WordPress!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5469\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5469\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5469  \" title=\"WP Engine Booth TechCrunch Disrupt New York\" alt=\"WP Engine Booth TechCrunch Disrupt New York\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250-756x567.jpg 756w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0250.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5469\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nea North at the WP Engine Booth for TechCrunch Disrupt New York<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>TechCrunch Disrupt is one of the most anticipated technology conferences of the year, and features a <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/disrupt-sf\/battlefield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Battlefield<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/disrupt-sf\/startup-alley\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Startup Alley<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/techcrunch.com\/events\/disrupt-sf\/hackathon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hackathon<\/a>, and a line up of stellar speakers.<\/p>\n<p>If you missed out on the event, you can catch up on some of the highlights by checking out&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/torquemag.io\/tag\/techcrunch-disrupt-ny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my coverage of TechCrunch Disrupt New York<\/a>&nbsp;over on <a href=\"http:\/\/torquemag.io\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Torque<\/a>, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/torquemag.io\/5-lessons-from-day-1-of-techcrunch-disrupt-ny\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">5 Lessons from Day 1 of TechCrunch Disrupt NY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/torquemag.io\/pattern-recognition-for-success-day-2-of-techcrunch-disrupt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pattern Recognition for Success: Day 2 of TechCrunch Disrupt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/torquemag.io\/if-its-a-mans-world-who-cares-techcrunch-disrupt-day-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">If It&#8217;s a Man&#8217;s World, Who Cares? TechCrunch Disrupt Day 3<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5475\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-5475\" alt=\"TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington on Stage at #TCDisrupt NY 2014\" src=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258-300x225.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258-192x144.jpg 192w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258-756x567.jpg 756w, https:\/\/wpengine.com\/resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/IMG_0258.jpg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TechCrunch Founder Michael Arrington on Stage at #TCDisrupt NY 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Were you at TechCrunch Disrupt New York? 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