Open to founding and early-team marketing roles · Remote or relocating

I'm the marketer startups hire first.

Three times the first marketing hire, across B2B SaaS, Web3 and a global talent marketplace. I've taken brands from 0 to 1. Next, I want to help one go from 1 to 10.

Ruhi Salhotra at her desk, smiling, resting her chin on her hand
Ruhi Salhotra · Founding marketer
3×founding marketer, building from zero
4.7×return on a brand ad everyone said wouldn't convert
14×organic impression growth, $0 spent
236Kviews on a brand video, the first company video past 100K

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Nine chapters, oldest to newest. Or scroll for the short version.
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Ruhi's Run

Every signpost is a chapter of my career. Grab the gold wins, stomp the doubts, and see where the road ends.

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01 — The journey

Eight companies. One pattern: I start from zero.

Sales taught me the buyer. Research taught me rigor. Web3 taught me technical depth. Every job since has started with a blank page.

  1. Jan 2026 — NowUplersFirst brand managerBuilt the brand from zero: paid, outbound and founder-led content. A brand ad returned 4.7× its spend.
  2. Jan 2025 — Mar 2026DePINedAdvisor → Head of Content · Part-timeHired to advise, asked to lead. 2× engagement ahead of launch.
  3. Sep 2024 — Jul 2025LabyrinthFirst marketing hire · Web3Built marketing from scratch. Put the founder on stage at ETH Denver and ran Devcon.
  4. Nov 2023 — Aug 2024GlorootsFirst marketing hire · B2B SaaSLed a team of five. 6× impressions and +35% inbound in six months.
  5. Nov 2022 — Sep 2023The Dapp ListMarketing associate · Content, growth, socialTurned research into content. 3× user engagement in one year.
  6. Jul 2021 — Oct 2022Wavteq (acq. by FT)Market research analystWrote 20+ market intelligence reports used by governments and investors in FDI decisions.
  7. Feb 2021 — Jul 2021STM JournalsJunior research analystRebuilt the conference website on my own, from analysis to content. 3× traffic (+200%).
  8. Oct 2020 — Jan 2021Byju'sBusiness development traineeSold before I marketed. Learned buyer objections by heart.
02 — Now learning

What I'm learning, out loud.

Updated as I go. Last update: Oct 2026.

Building

Claude Code and GTM automation

Turning the workflows I run by hand into tools.

Studying

The psychology of buying

Hooks, attention, and why people pay for what they pay for.

Reading

The Wizard of Ads

Just finished How to Start a Cult.

03 — Selected work

Proof, not promises.

04 — Writing

Research-backed, always.

20+ pieces across Web3 deep dives, AI infrastructure and industry research. Next up: AI and GTM engineering.

All writing
05 — What I believe

People don't buy features. They buy how a brand makes them feel.

I care about ROI, and I've proven it. I also build brands people want to belong to. The best marketers do both.