Heard at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 • TechCrunch

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As weeks went by, this one was as disruptive as they come.

TechCrunch Disrupt 2022 is officially over after three legendary days of interviews, keynotes, and “Oh my God, I know you from Twitter” moments. I think I can tell my colleagues that we are all tired and refreshed, somehow, at the same time.

So, let’s do something a little different for Beginners Weekly. This week, I’d like to celebrate some of the best moments from the run, stage, and conference in our regular newsletter. Below you will find some funny, jokes and nude quotes related to related story.

Don’t fret if you want more than just a snippet. A live recording of all the panels is here , and check out TechCrunch and TechCrunch+ for more context on news from the forum. As always you can follow me on Twitter and forward this newsletter to a friend. But only if you want.

Enjoy, and we’ll be back to regularly scheduled programming next week.

Heard at TechCrunch Disrupt 2022

• “Would I choose this? What if I had a magic wand to design a health care system that leaves people depressed every day? A health care system that says someone like me is three to six times more likely to die in pregnancy because of my race is completely unchecked racism in our system and society.” “Is it because of systemic factors and because of the stigmatization of our health care system? Because of a lack of equitable access to services? Absolutely not.” City block health Co-founder and CEO Toyin Ajayi. Full story here.
• “Social products don’t create new behaviors. They take the things we’ve been wired to do as humans that make us fundamentally happy, and make it incredibly easy to do with anyone in the world.” Clubhouse Co-founder and CEO Paul Davison.
• “TechCrunch? That looks like a candy bar.” A beautiful woman in an elevator.
• “We’re past Covid, I’d argue again, and now we’re looking at a potential recession. And in the fall, transportation has historically always been stable; What people want is important. And salads at $30 a meal aren’t sustainable in a recession. Elevator Co-founder John Zimmer Why not go into the catering business. Full story here.
• “I was told you guys shouldn’t be talking about hydrogen at happy hour last night. So bring me back so we can emphasize a little bit here. Advanced Ionics Founder and CEO Chad Mason Full story here.
• “Make sure you say it again; I’m not getting paid for this,” the comedian and investor said Kevin Hart. Full story here.
• “Trust is consistency over time.” Fig General manager Dylan Field. Full story here.
• “To clarify, you extract lithium from radiation and produce battery-grade lithium And Drinking water?” TechCrunch Editor-in-Chief Matthew Panzarino To the co-founders Minerva Lithium (And this year’s Rookie Battlefield winner). Full story here.
• “The way I think about raising money is for theater for young children.” Metaphy General manager Josh Fabian.
• “We bought most of the billboards in San Francisco for three months for $300,000. You know, it might sound like a lot of money, but we raised about $60 million at the time, so it wasn’t huge for us. It was hugely successful. We made more than we spent on billboards in the first month. Henrique Dubugrasfounder and CEO Brakes
• “I don’t need to be because I’m real everyday.” TechCrunch Audience Development Manager Alisa Stringer.
• “If it’s the worst choice I’ve ever made on a crisis of using Founder’s Super Glue to fix a broken acrylic nail crisis, I think I’ve succeeded.” TechCrunch Senior reporter Amanda Silberling.
• “What’s your podcast?” Golden State Warriors Player Draymond Green To the TechCrunch hardware editor Brian Heater. Full story here.
• “I’ll show up and maybe get beat up by security or something. [I’ll tell them] She said that I can play TechCrunch Deputy editor Jordan Crook Playing tennis with a tennis legend and venture capitalist Serena Williams.
• And in response: “I said you can see,” tennis legend and venture capitalist. Serena Williams. Full story here.
• “There is a new issue that we have in doing justice on the platform. I haven’t worn makeup in four years and I touch my face a lot. So now I have makeup on my hand. So if you see me, you’ll get a weird handprint, so don’t let me hug you. TechCrunch+ Editor-in-Chief Alex Wilhelm. Full podcast here.

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