Why we built this
Careers are hard enough without doing it alone.
Most people face the biggest decisions of their working lives with no map, no mentor, and a job market designed to wear them down. We thought that was worth fixing.
Vostego started from a simple, uncomfortable observation: the moments that shape a career most — negotiating an offer, deciding whether to leave, getting laid off, choosing what's next — are the moments people are least equipped to handle well. Not because they aren't capable, but because nobody ever handed them the playbook.
The lucky ones have a great manager, a well-connected friend, or a coach they can afford. Everyone else improvises. And the tools that are supposed to help — generic job boards, recycled advice, expensive outplacement nobody uses — mostly add noise at the exact moment people need clarity.
So we built the thing we wished existed: practical, specific, honest guidance for the whole arc of a career. Scripts you can actually use. Decision trees that respect that real life is messy. Opportunities that are vetted, not scraped. And a tone that treats people like the capable adults they are — whether they're climbing, looking, or starting over.
What we believe
Four convictions that shape everything.
People deserve specifics, not platitudes.
"Network more" isn't advice. The exact email to send a former colleague is. We bias toward the concrete — scripts, numbers, templates, next steps — because that's what actually moves a career forward.
A transition isn't a failure.
Layoffs and career changes are normal parts of working life now. We refuse to treat them as shameful or to drown people in hustle-culture noise. The right response is calm structure and the next right step — not motivational posters.
Your career is yours — even when work pays for it.
When a company offers Vostego as a benefit, the employee's activity stays private. Employers see that a benefit is used and valued; they never see what an individual explores. Trust is the whole point.
Good guidance shouldn't be a luxury.
The quality of mentorship you get shouldn't depend on who you happened to meet. We're building the kind of support usually reserved for the well-connected, and making it available to everyone.
Who it's for
Whatever brought you here, you belong here.
People arrive at Vostego in very different states of mind. We designed for all of them, on purpose.
Building
The ambitious
Growing where they are and want the next level — sooner, and on better terms.
Looking
The ready
Quietly or actively searching, and tired of shouting into the void of job boards.
Between things
The disrupted
Laid off or starting over, needing a calm path back more than a pep talk.
Through work
The curious
Given access by an employer, and rightly wondering what's actually in it for them.
Ian Sherr · Founder
Who's behind it
Built by someone who's spent a career studying how work works.
Vostego is built by Ian Sherr, a senior editorial leader with more than 15 years shaping technology and business thought leadership at outlets including CNET and Reuters, and a regular contributor to CBS News, BBC, and CNN.
That background shows up in the product: every guide is reported and structured like a story worth trusting, grounded in real career transitions rather than generic advice run through an SEO machine.
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What we're building toward
A career hub that earns its place in your week.
10,000+
vetted opportunities added every week, with direct employer links — not scraped listings.
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distinct moments we design for — building, looking, between things, and access through work.
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platform for the whole arc: growth when things are good, and support when they aren't.
Wherever you are right now, start there.
Free to begin, no credit card. Or if you lead a People team, see how Vostego works as a benefit your people actually use.