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At TechCrunch Disrupt , our team ride front and heart , furiously typing away at our laptops to publish real - time news from telling speakers like NFL signal caller - turned - founderColin Kaepernick , Perplexity AI laminitis Aravind Srinivas , andAshton Kutcher . We are a well - oiled machine . Some writers have been covering Disrupt since the old days , before Meta was Metaand before the show “ Silicon Valley ” leave us the free merchandising of a lifetime ( thank you , HBO ) . And yet , this year , even the longest - tenured TechCrunch editors were a bit deflect by the arresting jewellery gracing the microscope stage . So , for those of you who were more focused on the actual kernel of these conversation with influential tech actor , gag not . Behold : our shimmer roundup of the best bling bling at TechCrunch Disrupt .

Matt Mullenweg, founder and CEO of Automattic

Why is this vigil , which is inspired by the design of the Kitty Hawk aircraft , so expensive ? The room decorator ’s internet site states : “ Every component and form has a proficient aim ; nothing is superfluous and every line and curve is in poetical harmony . articulate Lugh ensure supreme comfort . Highly legible time is a fringe benefit . ”

Yes , it ’s ridiculous to buy a bracelet for the cost of a sign of the zodiac . But hey , we all pass impetuously sometimes — for illustration , I drop an surplus $ 2 at the grocery store this weekend to corrupt presliced mango . This is definitely the same kind of frivolity .

Mary Barra, chair and CEO of General Motors

What ’s fascinating about Mary Barra ’s bling is its service program . She ’s got one diamond ring on each hand , yet beneath the sleeve of her high - end houndstooth blazer ( isthisthe one ? ) , we see an Apple Watch peek out . Barra ’s choice of jewelry displays the duality of the role of the New CEO : You need to act polished and refined on the exterior , but when no one ’s watching , you still need to be efficient and dependable . And , like my own Apple Watch SE and its disappointing barrage fire life , you ca n’t hold up unless you reload your batteries each night .

Denise Dresser, chief executive officer, Slack, from Salesforce

falling off CEO Denise Dresser make some style points : Her rings are n’t just bling for the saki of bling , like a monumental wedding tintinnabulation that could rival Mullenweg ’s aircraft watch in terms . Dresser ’s bling bling has a bit of spunk . One ring is a large gold square , which seems like it might have a maroon - ish isthmus , or it could be the reflection of light . We may never know . The other ring … I want to say it take care like an devilfish signet , but I ca n’t recount .

Tony Fadell, Nest founder

Nest founding father Tony Fadell ’s audience at Disrupt was volatile — while he took shots at Sam Altman , we also could n’t look away from his tumid ruby band . regrettably , Google Lens is coming up empty here , even though our source image is pretty clear . This annulus could be an$8,400 designer ring — it could also be$10 costume jewelryfrom Amazon . The truth is probably somewhere closer to the middle .

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Update : former TechCrunch editor Darrell Etherington has identified Fadell ’s watch as aRessence Type 5 , a “ world - proof diver watch ” that retails for around $ 35,000 . We thank Darrell for his service .

Erin Foster, co-founder of Favorite Daughter

Erin Fosterwas already well - known for hervarious pursuitswith her sister Sara , including a hit podcast , clothing seam , andventure firm . She and her sister were even Centennial State - heads of originative at Bumble . But now Erin Foster has reached a unexampled stratum of renown : She ’s the creator of the Netflix show “ Nobody want This , ” which has stay on the top of the Netflix chart since its premiere in September .

What does Foster ’s TV writing winner have to do withher bling ? That ’s not just a ring : it ’s a wedding party mob . The fundamental romance of “ Nobody Wants This ” — a sexual urge podcaster and a rabbi — was inspire in part by her own experience falling in love with a Judaic man and pilot their cultural difference . If there ’s a wedding on “ Nobody Wants This , ” we can only hope that Kristen Bell ’s eccentric ’s ring is as dramatic .

Jingna Zhang, founder and CEO of Cara

Jingna Zhang is n’t just the beginner of a social platform Cara . She ’s an artist . And as an artist , she knows a thing or two about stylus — after all , her pic have appear in ball-shaped fashion mag like Vogue , Elle , and Harper ’s Bazaar . At Disrupt , she go for a tone that highlights her jewellery : all contraband , chief to toe , save for a big shiny jewel on her left over hand .

Brandie Nonnecke, director, CITRIS Policy Lab

Brandie Nonnecke may be an academic , but her bling bling is on point — it ’s giving land tenure . Her gold , crinkle - burden earrings could be from anywhere — the trend is quite popular , browse fromcheap Shein dupe , to midrangegold - plated stud , to moreexpensive looksfrom a designer that I wish I had n’t just discovered , because now I care I had a spare $ 400 to buythese earrings .

Nonnecke study and instruct AI policy , and if you ’re read this , Brandie , I have unspoilt news : Google Lens has no idea where your ring is from , and with the elision of Mullenweg ’s watch and Barra ’s crown , it has prove very unhelpful at drop a line this post . Maybe our golem overlords are n’t fold in on us as quickly as we imagined .