{"id":697155,"date":"2025-10-29T03:05:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/silicon-valley-star-thomas-middleditch-makes-a-surprise-appearance-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T03:05:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T00:05:10","slug":"silicon-valley-star-thomas-middleditch-makes-a-surprise-appearance-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/silicon-valley-star-thomas-middleditch-makes-a-surprise-appearance-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Silicon Valley\u2019 star Thomas Middleditch makes a surprise appearance at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p id=\"speakable-summary\" class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you were wandering the Expo Hall at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, or watching our pitch stage earlier Tuesday, you might have noticed a familiar face from Pied Piper. Thomas Middleditch, who starred in HBO\u2019s popular \u201cSilicon Valley\u201d show that prominently featured Disrupt back in 2014, had a planned takeover of Australian startup (and Battlefield 200 competitor) Othelia\u2019s presentation at the pitch showcase stage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Silicon Valley: TechCrunch Disrupt! (Season 1 Episode Clip) | HBO\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W75IdIEtQug?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You can take a look at his full rundown below, including the actual pitch for Othelia\u2019s mission to build a Cursor-like platform for storytellers.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Silicon Valley&#039;s Thomas Middleditch takes charge during AI startup Othelia&#039;s pitch | Disrupt 2025\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0biriFuH0Z8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Middleditch, amid being pitched, photographed, and mildly swarmed at the Expo hall, also took some time to chat with us about his POV on the conference, AI, and how he uses AI platforms for his own <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@ImprovWithRobots\">Improv With Robots YouTube channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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