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I help founders launch, grow and lead with clarity.

Starting, scaling, or leading a team: I'll help you pick the next move and skip the wasted months.

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Founder mentored by No BS Startup Coach Farzad Khosravi
Founder mentored by No BS Startup Coach Farzad Khosravi
Founder mentored by No BS Startup Coach Farzad Khosravi

Mentored 500+ Founders

200+ reviews ★★★★★
Farzad Khosravi - No BS Startup Coach

Founders I've teamed up with:

Kinza Azmat

Kinza Azmat

Founder @ Chief Rebel

Todd Sullivan

Todd Sullivan

CEO @ Flightfox

YC Alumni
Carlos Terol

Carlos Terol

Founder @ Good Ripple

MJ Amartaivan

MJ Amartaivan

COO @ Erxes

Lauren Sullivan

Lauren Sullivan

Staff PM @ EasyPost

YC Alumni
Owen Drury

Owen Drury

Founder @ ODQS

Sahle Hashelit

Sahle Hashelit

Founder @ Tellos

YC Alumni
Austin Tindle

Austin Tindle

CEO @ Sorcerer

YC Alumni

What I offer

Coaching Programs

Coaching programs

Ideal For:

Founders at any stage who are looking for direct guidance, accountability, and in-depth support.

It's a fit when:

You want to get a proven roadmap to growth TAILORED to your goals, with expert feedback and personalized coaching.

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No BS Startup Guide

No BS Startup Guide

Ideal For:

Self-starters who want to advance at their own pace with a battle-tested playbook.

It's a fit when:

You want to access 10+ years of real-world startup insights and skip trial-and-error with actionable resources.

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Trusted by executives and teams at

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Client Wins

“With Farzad, we've been changing the way we market, strategize, and problem-solve for long-lasting solutions.”

Cambria Taylor

Cambria Taylor

Real Estate Investor

“We’ve already started … seeing big wins and are on track for our best year ever. I highly recommend working with Farzad.”

Todd Sullivan

Todd Sullivan

CEO @ Flightfox

“Farzad's got tons of valuable resources and knows how to get you on the right path to make your startup successful.”

Carlos Terol

Carlos Terol

Founder @ Good Ripple

“Farzad helps map out the challenges and get to clarity on a path forward... He has also helped bring our team closer together.”

Joe Rollinson

Joe Rollinson

Founder @ Cartsave.io

“Finding Farzad was one of the greatest things... I’ve never worked with a mentor that can walk through your struggles with such clarity.”

Owen Drury

Owen Drury

Founder @ ODQS

“Farzad's understanding of your current position and a way of explaining possible paths using mind maps is extremely helpful.”

Jakub Kulisa

Jakub Kulisa

Founder @ Parcel AI

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The Process

How it works.

No complex systems. No 100-page decks. Just a straight line from stuck to scaling. Three steps. Starts free.

01
Free / 30 min

Strategy Call

We get on a free 30-minute call and pinpoint what's holding your startup back. No pitch, no fluff. Just clarity you can use that day.

02
Week 1

Find the Gap

We map the distance between where you are and where you need to be, then turn it into a prioritized plan you can actually run.

03
Ongoing

Execute the Plan

You get the battle-tested playbook and run it. I'm in your corner every week, holding the line until it works.

Start with Step 1
Free, no card required 30 minutes Zero sales pitch

No BS Startup Founder

For

Idea-stage founders with no roadmap yet.

Validate the idea and launch a real business in 6 weeks.

What's inside

  • Idea validation
  • Launch roadmap
  • Weekly 1-on-1 calls
  • Foundational founder mindset
$1,150 / 6 weeks
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Most Popular

Growth Accelerator

For

Founders with revenue stuck at a plateau.

Find the channels that work and build a repeatable growth engine.

What's inside

  • Revenue audit
  • Positioning sprint
  • Acquisition systems
  • Daily Slack access
$2,050 / 30 days
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Leadership OS

For

Founders scaling a team who've become the bottleneck.

Lead with confidence and scale without burning out.

What's inside

  • Everything in Growth Accelerator
  • Decision-making frameworks
  • Operating systems that scale
  • 90-day leadership transformation
$3,950 / 3 months
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✓ Money back, and you keep the work
✓ Every call 1-on-1 with Farzad

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The Raise Intensive

30 days of 1:1 work for pre-seed and seed founders raising $500k to $5M. We build the investor list, rewrite the deck, write the outreach, and run pitch reps. Money back if you don't have 10 investor meetings booked by day 30.

$4,000 / 30 Days
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I guarantee success, or your money back.

Two plain guarantees, and coaching starts with a free call. The risk sits with me before you spend a dollar.

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If you’re not seeing the results you expected, I’ll continue working with you at no extra cost until you do.

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Within the first 30 days I’ll refund every penny. No awkward chats, no fine print.

Farzad Khosravi

From 3X founder to startup coach.

I’ve been where you are.

Farzad is a 3x founder, operator, and executive coach working at the intersection of leadership psychology, AI systems, and real-world company building.

After building teams at Nylas through a $140M Series C and launching four AI products generating over $1M in revenue, he now focuses on the uncomfortable truth: companies fail because of human behavior.

Read Farzad's full story

FAQ: I get asked these a lot

What does a startup coach actually do, and how is it different from a consultant? +
A consultant does the work for you and hands you a deck. A startup coach makes you a sharper decision-maker so you stop needing one. I won't run your company for you. I help you see the real problem, pick the next move, and act on it this week. I'm a 3x founder who's coached 500+ others, so this is pattern recognition, not theory.
How much does startup coaching cost, and is it worth it? +
My programs run from about $1,150 for a focused 6-week sprint up to around $4,000 for a deeper engagement. The first strategy call is free, so you test the fit before you spend a dollar. Worth it comes down to the math. If one better call on hiring, pricing, or your raise saves you months, the program pays for itself. If you're not getting value, you get your money back.
Which program is for me? +
It depends on where you are. If you're pre-revenue with an idea, start with the 'No BS Startup Founder'. If you're scaling and your team is in chaos, you need 'Leadership OS'. If you're not ready for coaching, start with the 'No BS Startup Guide'.
I've spent $50k on an agency and have 0 users. Can you help? +
Unfortunately, I see this a lot. We'll start by stripping back all the features nobody wants, identifying your actual customers, and launching a validation experiment within 14 days. We stop the bleeding first.
My team is burning out and I'm micromanaging everything. How do we fix it? +
This is a systems and behavior problem. We'll implement the 'Leadership OS' to build autonomous systems, clear accountability layers, and restore your sanity.
How much time will this take? +
I don't sell 'passive income' dreams. This takes work. You'll need 3-5 hours a week for coaching and implementation. If you can't commit to that, don't sign up yet.
I'm raising a round. Can you help? +
Yes. The Raise Intensive is 30 days of 1:1 work: investor list, deck rewrite, outreach, and pitch reps. If you don't have 10 investor meetings booked by day 30, you get your money back.
What if I'm not ready for coaching? +
Totally fine. You can start with my free resources or check out the No BS Startup Guide. It's everything I know, for a one-time payment.

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