The document provides a summary of the author's experience attending the 2014 TechCrunch Disrupt conference in San Francisco. Over 700 startups participated in the conference. Six startups were selected to participate in the battle field finals, including Alfred, Partpic, PatternEQ, Shipstr, Stack, and Vinli. Alfred, a startup that provides affordable home services, was selected as the overall winner. The document also provides brief overviews of the six battle field finalist startups and their services and technologies.