We R HumanNikhil Paul

Startup Coach
& Operator

I help B2B SaaS startups scale without losing their soul

Hands-on coaching & operations to fix the bottleneck capping your growth & protect your best people from leaving.

Let's talk How I help
Nikhil Paul

Leaders I've coached & teams I've worked with

BettermentHubSpotAirbnbSalesforceTenderlyA Place For MomS&P GlobalVisiting MediaOptima OfficeSightworthyCareful Feet Digital
Nikhil was critical in helping us overcome some really tough challenges. His executive coaching was a real lifeline for me. And the communication work he led between Product & GTM has changed how we operate day-to-day. We couldn't have gotten the growth we wanted to in 2025 and early 2026 without Nikhil.”
— CRO, PropTech AI Startup
How I help

Start focused, or bring me inside the team

FocusedA clear start and finish
01

Leadership Team Offsite

Leave with 1 plan everyone owns
2–3 day offsite · 2–4 weeks of prep
02

Executive Coaching

90 days from a good manager to an effective executive
3–6 months · weekly 1:1 coaching
03

Leadership Training

Build managers your best people don't want to leave
One workshop, or a 3–10 month program
EmbeddedCoaching & operations, working inside your team
04

Fix the Bottleneck Team

90 days, one team, one number that finally moves
3–6 months · the team that's capping your growth
05

Embedded Chief of Staff

Your leadership team runs as one & hits the big scary goal
6–12 months · alongside the CEO & leadership team

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Testimonials

What leaders say

“As we look at the impact that we had in our offsite that he helped us organize and facilitate, we expect this upcoming year to be one of our most effective as an organization. So yeah, can't recommend Nikhil enough.”
Jascha Kaykas-Wolff
Jascha Kaykas-WolffCEO, Visiting Media
“We increased revenues by 110% in 2020. And people are still talking about how their sessions with you are a big reason why. I just wanted to let you know, the work you do is just pure gold.”
Khaleelah Jones
Khaleelah JonesCEO, Careful Feet Digital
“Your energy, charisma, and thoughtful talk really resonated with us… The buzz around your talk reached other parts of the company, so much so that people were asking if it was recorded!”
Pamela Do
Pamela DoDirector of Talent, Betterment
“We had been stuck for more than six months without meaningful progress toward our 20-hour cycle time goal. Working with Nikhil gave us the structure, accountability, and team discipline we needed to break through… we reduced our modeling cycle time from 54 hours to 27 hours.”
— Head of Operations, PropTech AI Startup
“Nikhil's meetings were the reason it didn't descend into chaos — he kept every team accountable without creating friction, and he made sure Product had the air cover to build while Ops executed.”
— VP of Product, PropTech AI Startup
Case studyFrom 2x to 3x Growth: How a PropTech AI Firm Doubled Throughput During a Full Platform Migration
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Nikhil Paul
About me

Nikhil Paul

I'm an executive coach & operator for B2B SaaS companies. A 2x founder and a former CTO, I've spent the last decade coaching leaders at companies from pre-seed to HubSpot and Airbnb.

Most recently, I spent 10 months embedded in an AI prop-tech company, where I helped them double their throughput during a full platform migration as annual growth went from 2x to 3x.

My dream is to be the coaching partner for the next Canva, Basecamp & Mailchimp of the world: companies that grow big and stay kind.

Certified GIANT coachFormer HubSpot Fellows facultyTaught at the Edward M. Kennedy InstituteFeatured in Forbes

Let's talk

Tell me a little about where you're stuck. I'll get back to you within two business days.

Prefer email? nikhil@werhuman.co