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Major news! @itshudson is now on Intro.

Hudson is the Founder of @comfrt ($700M+ valuation) and PurelyWHITE (valued at $80M+). He’s built and scaled modern consumer brands with strong product, performance marketing, and community at the core.

Now, he’s sharing that experience 1:1. Book his time to get advice on:
✔️ TikTok Shops strategy
✔️ Influencer marketing
✔️ Product design
✔️ Scaling an e-com brand efficiently
✔️ Advertising strategy + performance marketing
✔️ Hiring
✔️ Early-stage growth playbooks
✔️ Customer experience that increases retention
✔️ Community growth and brand loyalty

There's a quiet shift happening in how the best operators work. They're not using AI to just do their job faster. They're using it to do a different job entirely — one where they think bigger, prepare deeper, and make decisions with the full picture of their business in front of them.

@stevenborrelli bootstrapped @cuts into a $100M+ business by leveraging AI as a partner.

Which AI tools are in your daily stack?

There's a quiet shift happening in how the best operators work. They're not using AI to just do their job faster. They're using it to do a different job entirely — one where they think bigger, prepare deeper, and make decisions with the full picture of their business in front of them.

@stevenborrelli bootstrapped @cuts into a $100M+ business by leveraging AI as a partner.

Which AI tools are in your daily stack?

The fastest way to stall your own company is to be the bottleneck.

@ajv’s point is simple: the job isn’t to do everything best, it’s to know where your time actually creates outsized ROI and let the rest run at “good enough” so the business can grow without you.

Be honest: what's the one thing you could hand off this week?

Hiring 101: The interview isn't just where you evaluate them. It's also where they decide if you're worth saying yes to.

@a16z investing partner, @marcussegal, lays out why the best talent is won in the details: clarity on what you’re hiring for, a thoughtful interview flow, and real preparation from the team.

Send this to someone currently in the hiring process.

Most people treat resilience like a personality trait. Builders treat it like training.

What’s your go-to reset when things go sideways?

Raising a round feels like winning, but it can become one of the most expensive decisions a founder will ever make.

@lanemerrifield cuts through the noise with an important reminder: capital should match immediate use, clear milestones, and real leverage. Otherwise you’re paying for money you didn’t need yet.

Celebrate those early wins 👏 But, the real work is turning it into a repeatable process.

What are you systemizing right now: acquisition, onboarding, or retention?

Hiring isn’t one playbook. It’s stage-specific.

@ajv breaks down how the “right” hire changes as you go from scrappy to scaling, and why protecting the culture early is a competitive advantage (not just a nice-to-have).

Send this someone who’s about to make their next critical hire.

In 2026, your product isn't the story. You are.

Founder of @briogeo, @nancytwine, is proof that the founder story builds trust faster than a polished brand campaign ever will.

Send this to a founder that needs the push.

Big news! @titanvest Co-Founder & Co-CEO is now on Intro.

Clayton Gardner scaled Titan from zero to $1B+ AUM, 100,000+ users, and $100M+ profits for users, raising $175M+ from @a16z, Accel, General Catalyst , @ycombinator, and more.

Book his time to get personalized advice on:
✔️ Finding product-market fit
✔️ Product marketing + distribution
✔️ D2C growth strategies
✔️ Fundraising strategy
✔️ Executing layoffs and navigating turnarounds
✔️ Hiring and managing executives
✔️ And more

Comment “Chat” for the direct link to book.

Scaling doesn't come from luck, it comes from systems.

Tag a builder in your life who needs this reminder. 🚀

Most founders try to win with a big lineup. The faster path is usually to win with a stand out product.

@heidi proves that you should focus your energy on one thing the customer already loves, make the story undeniable, and build your distribution around it.

What’s your hero product/offering?