You’ve built a hit product – what are you now? This was a question from Zoom CEO Eric Ewan and Emergency Capital general partner Santi Subutovsky in the session: “What happens after a successful breakout?” From expanding into new markets to launching your next product bet, this panel explores how great companies can avoid becoming one hit wonder.
Expect insight into the tough call between focus and diversification, how to continue innovation at scale, and what investors are looking for in Act 2. They bring this conversation to the public stage of TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, which will take place October 27-29 in Moscone West, San Francisco.
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Since establishing Zoom in 2011, Eric Yuan has taken the company from startups to IPOs in 2019, reshaping how the world connects and works together. Today, he is leading Zoom’s AI First strategy to transform how people work, communicate and create. His leadership was recognized by him at Time’s 100 most influential Bloomberg 50 at UC Today’s UC Leader of the Year. Prior to Zoom, he was Cisco’s Vice President of Engineering and founding engineer at WebEx, earning over 50 patents for real-time collaboration.
Discover the possibility of breakouts before the world catches up
Since joining Eggence Capital in 2010, Santi Subotovsky has been the driving force behind some of the most successful investments, including Chorus and OpenPath. He led Emergence’s investment in Zoom when Zoom was a little-known startup and is currently on its board as he stands at a market capitalization of $24 billion. He also works for CrunchBase, Logik.ai, Zipline, Tundra and class boards.
After moving from Argentina to the US, Subotovsky co-founded Puente Labs, helping grow-up Latin American entrepreneurs expand internationally. A Kaufman Fellow and entrepreneurial effort, he is a three-time member of the Midas List and is one of three Latin American VCs who will achieve that distinction.
Act 2 Playbook
The success of the breakout is just the beginning. Yuan and Subotovsky bring the perspectives of both operators and investors to the challenge of expanding their business beyond the first big win. If you are aiming to build a long-term company, this panel provides insights to think bigger about what you will do next:
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