Collin Thompson's Linkedin Analytics

I’m Collin, founder of Intrepid, where we’re building AI-driven fintech tools that make creator-brand partnerships faster, fairer, and a whole lot easier. Our platforms—Superstar and Fantastic—exist to solve the headaches that everyone seems to accept as “just how it is.” Spoiler: it doesn’t have to be that way. The creator economy, is the economy—but let’s be honest, the financial systems behind it are a mess. Brands juggle spreadsheets, chase down data from five different tools, and still struggle to figure out what’s working. Creators wait weeks (sometimes months) to get paid. I’ve been there. I’ve felt the frustration. And I decided to do something about it. Here’s what we’re tackling: 🚫 Brands wasting hours on manual work and still getting fuzzy ROI. 🚫 Marketing teams drowning in data silos and clunky workflows. 🚫 Creators stuck waiting on payments and underpaid deals. And here’s what we’re doing about it: ✅ Real-time campaign data so brands can actually see what’s working (and scale it). ✅ Tools that free up time so marketers can focus on strategy, not spreadsheets. ✅ Instant payouts and automated contracts—because creators shouldn’t chase checks. Why me? I’ve been in the **D2C eCommerce trenches since 2009**, building brands, running influencer campaigns, and dealing with the same mess I’m now solving. I know what it’s like to spend more time cleaning data than making decisions—and I’m obsessed with fixing that for good. If you’re an investor, you know the creator economy is massive—but infrastructure is lagging. We’re here to change that with solutions that scale. If you’re a brand or creator, you’re probably tired of the chaos. We’ve got tools that can help you ditch the manual grind and focus on what you do best. Let’s talk. What’s the part of your workflow you hate the most? Odds are, we’ve built something that fixes it.