Data-driven buyer-side strategic advisory
Bring a CISO buyer with market intelligence into your team
Strategic advisory backed by 14 years buying security and live intelligence on 3,398 companies.
Free · Fit check · Limited weekly availability
$500 · Direct CISO-level advice
“Advisory without data is an opinion. Data without human expertise is noise. I bring 14 years of security leadership and deep market intelligence to help founders and investors win in this crowded, noisy market.”
Nikoloz Kokhreidze · Founder, Mandos
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Three ways I can help
CISO Positioning Audit
Get your positioning scored, rewritten, and ready for enterprise calls in two weeks.
One-off
- 30-second test: what a CISO understands from your homepage, and what they don’t
- Positioning, homepage, sales and funding deck scored on the Mandos Framework
- Competitor messaging comparison from live data on your category
- Specific rewrites: headlines, value props, deck slides
- Actionable quick wins and strategic roadmap
- Written report + 60-minute strategic call
- 30 days of follow-up questions by email
Best for: Seed to Series A, before a website/product launch, or enterprise push.
Mandos Advisory
Put a CISO buyer on your team: every deck, launch, and objection reviewed before it reaches a prospect.
Retainer
- Two 60-minute strategy calls per month
- Four async reviews per month: decks, copy, pricing, roadmap, product, features - 48-hour turnaround
- Monthly competitor watch for your category: feature releases, hires, repositioning
- Product feedback through the CISO buyer’s evaluation lens
- Direct message access between sessions for live objections and board prep
- Audience feedback: positioning angles tested with a security-buyer audience when useful
Best for: Founders who need ongoing advisory while they scale enterprise sales.
Mandos Diligence
Assess product-market fit, category landscape, and competition before you invest.
Per deal / Retainer
- Pre-investment teardown: competitive landscape, category momentum, the target’s real wedge
- Hype vs. reality check: architecture depth, wrapper risk, claims that won’t survive procurement
- Benchmark against closest competitors on funding, hiring, positioning, momentum
- Written memo + partner call within 5 business days
- Positioning reviews and buyer feedback for portfolio companies
Best for: Seed to Series B funds with a security thesis.
Scope and price are agreed on the call. Founders who want a first read before booking: get a free positioning score →
What clients say
“Nikoloz provided direct and actionable feedback via assessment to help us better engage with our target audience of CISOs and security professionals. His focus on risk-reduction outcomes, and ability to reduce technical jargon, has helped us to target our messaging more effectively.”
John SkittGTM & Co-Founder at LinuxGuard“Nikoloz gave us a completely fresh, outside look at what we’re doing, how we do it, and how we’re performing. He had never worked with us, yet he nailed the CISO perspective on our positioning and our market. We didn’t expect a report this thorough, the level of detail went well beyond what we anticipated. The whole team understood it, and we’ve already started implementing the changes.”
Markus ManzkeCTO of ZeroBS/AvydosQuestions people ask.
- Which engagement is right for me?
- Founders whose website and deck do not land with CISOs start with the CISO Positioning Audit. Founders who want that read every month take Mandos Advisory. Investors checking a cybersecurity company before a cheque take Mandos Diligence.
- Do you make introductions?
- No. You get buyer-side judgment and market data, not a rolodex. I do not run campaigns, source leads, implement security or act as your sales team.
- Can I see a sample before booking?
- Yes. A sample CISO Positioning Audit is available as a PDF, so you can see the depth and how specific the rewrites are.
Tell me what you are working on.
Exploring a longer engagement? Start with a free 15-minute discovery call.
Need advice on something now? Book a private 45-minute advisory session for $500.
Want to see the work first? View a sample audit (PDF) →
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