Two or three projects a season, chosen carefully.
Build things that help people and heal the earth
Hi, I'm Nicholas Cosgrove. I work with founders and career professionals who want to make something useful, honestly, and have a positive impact on the future.
Fifteen years of coaching, eight years of business development.
A technologist who works like a gardener
I have spent fifteen years walking the path with people who want to chase something real. Somewhere along the way I learned that the dreams that last are grounded in self-truth and tended with patience.
Fewer shortcuts. Honest trade-offs. Business and career development that is good for the people who pursue it and the ground they stand on.
Four ways in. I only ever run two or three at a time, so the work stays close.
How I help
Advising
Monthly time with founders who want a patient opinion on vision, product, team, and strategic direction.
Standing
Building
Short, focused engagements where I design and build a first version alongside your team.
6–10 weeks
Teaching
On building a durable career, working with your purpose in mind, and creating a careful practice.
1:1 Mentorship
Speaking
Time in person with a small team, uncovering the pathway between the founder's vision and their personal ambitions.
Workshop
Three things I hold to, whatever the project turns out to be.
Everything downstream; the roadmap, the strategy, the hiring plan - is a consequence of deciding what you are actually for.
Useful before clever
A feature that nobody needed is a cost you will pay for years. We look and listen first, then build.
Why over How
We are after the end result, and the path can only appear as we walk forward.
State Of Being
How we show up each moment is what shapes our future.
Two or three projects a season. The next opening is winter.
Building something that should last?
Tell me where you want to go and what has been in the way. I read everything myself, and I will tell you honestly whether I am the right person to join you on your path.