Hims & Hers CEO: Hire people smarter than you
Andrew Dudum, co-founder and CEO of online health and wellness company Hims & Hers, shares his personal business advice
Andrew Dudum is the co-founder and CEO of online health and wellness company Hims & Hers.
Hims & Hers was founded in 2017 in California. The online platform provides access to prescription and over-the-counter treatments for conditions often associated with social stigma, like hair loss and erectile dysfunction.
It now has more than 1.7 million subscribers and hit $870m in annual revenues last year. When the company went public in 2021, it was valued at more than $1.6bn. Dudum explains why he aspires to be "the least interesting person in the room".
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