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.
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?
We talk to founders every week who are trying to out-market a product that isn't ready yet. It almost never works.
What's the last 'brand' fix you made that turned out to be a product decision in disguise?
Big news! @growthbeyondreach is on Intro.
Enrico Ferrari led growth at some of the most aggressive scale machines in the world, including Rocket Internet (with ~$30B in startup exits) and HelloFresh USA (which went public in a ~$2B IPO). He’s personally managed $2B+ in growth budgets across Meta, Google, programmatic, and more, helping companies go from “working” to “winning.”
Now he’s sharing his playbooks 1:1 on Intro. Book his time for advice on:
✔️ Growth marketing tactics + channel strategy
✔️ CAC/LTV optimization + customer economics
✔️ Monetization + pricing
✔️ Churn reduction + reactivation
✔️ Go-to-market + scaling growth orgs
✔️ International expansion
✔️ AI growth strategies
& more
Comment “Enrico” for the direct link to book.
