Invitation Only · Private Beta

No-BS Career Growth for Solos, Corporate, Government, and Nonprofit

We're rebuilding the job search and career playbook so you don't have to guess. Actionable playbooks, vetted tools, and straight talk for people who build careers in the real world—not in pitch decks.

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Our Mission

We write what we wish someone had handed us: practical, vetted answers for the messy parts of career and business building. No influencer platitudes. No "10X" fluff. Just the hard lessons that help you move faster across every sector—from solo consultants and small teams to civil service and nonprofit leaders.

Built by people who've actually run P&Ls, negotiated union contracts, led newsroom turnarounds, and jumped from corporate to scrappy startup life. We highlight what's worth doing and skip the noise.

What you're seeing here

Handpicked snippets from our homepage playbooks
Founder's story and values from the About page
A curated feature list so you know what's coming on Day 1

Coming Soon

A preview of the features we're dogfooding with friends before opening the doors.

Career Intelligence Library

Curated guides pulled from the homepage hero—job search playbooks, salary scripts, and systems for leading teams without burning out.

Job Tracker + 1099 Radar

Track applications and fractional pitches in one place. Identify hidden contract opportunities hiding inside "full-time only" listings.

Signals from Solos & Leaders

Borrowing from our About page, we're bottling real stories from operators who have scaled media, policy, and civic teams. No ghostwritten hype.

Cross-Sector Playbooks

Whether you work in government, nonprofit, corporate, or go solo, you'll get pragmatic guidance for budgeting, procurement, compliance, and influence.

What we stand for

Adapted from our About page—these are the principles driving the beta:

Practical

We only ship advice that's been tested by an operator who's done it before—not aggregated blog posts.

Honest

We'd rather tell you "that might fail" than push a tactic that only works in theory.

Sector-Agnostic

Whether you wear a badge, a nonprofit hoodie, or a startup hoodie, the systems we share are adaptable.

Accessible

Mentorship shouldn't require a $400/hour consultant. We're building the place to get it for the cost of your time.

Who’s building this?

I'm Ian Sherr—former Editor-in-Chief at CNET, policy and operations leader, and consultant to media, civic, and Fortune 100 teams. I've been the person responsible for the P&L, the newsroom culture, the compliance memo, and the crisis call at 2AM.

Vostego exists because the best answers are usually tucked away in someone's private notes. We're opening those notes for you.

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