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Three lenses · One career

E. Désiré Nzengou

The operator hiring teams pick for space BD, product architecture, and deep-tech ventures.

Ten years across the European space ecosystem, deep-tech venture building, and product architecture. Pick the lens that matches the role — each brief is tailored, not repeated.

Operated inside

GeoVilleEUSPAESAGoogleAntlerNIRDASahlgrenskaSmiLe

10+

Years bridging deep tech and real businesses

€50M+

Ecosystem value through CASSINI space ventures

50+

Founders coached across Europe and Africa

3

Continents. ESA, EUSPA, Google, GeoVille, Antler.

Hiring instrument

Pick the lens. See the fit.

Built for hiring teams who need a decision, not a biography. Select the mandate and seniority — the brief reshapes around the job.

Mandate
Seniority

Recommended hire

Business Innovation Manager

Already inside the European space ecosystem — not ramping into it.

  • Five years as EUSPA downstream innovation consultant — CASSINI jury, academy, and founder coaching, not observer status.
  • Current GeoVille mandate: ESA and EU bid leadership, EO commercialisation, space-resources partnership architecture.
  • Proven programme ownership: EUR 500K+ national incubation budgets, Google EMEA training rollout, 8 international markets.

€50M+

CASSINI ecosystem value — BD, IPR & GTM for 40+ ventures

30+

Space ventures mentored through CASSINI Space Academy

12

Hackathon & competition programmes designed or juried

8

International markets, EU to Rwanda to the US

Three tailored briefs

One career. Three ways a hiring team can say yes.

Each brief is written for the job — not a generic CV with the title swapped. Open the lens that matches the mandate.

Why this is a low-risk hire

The ecosystem is already the network.

  • Ecosystem fluency. Five years inside EUSPA and CASSINI. Current GeoVille work on ESA-funded EO. Google EMEA operations. Not a tourist in the rooms that matter.
  • Dual fluency. Can sell the partnership and ship the prototype. BD, product architecture, and founder-operator — same person, three briefs.
  • An operating studio. Clow, ProductizeYou, QDefense, WanderSync are live. He does not only advise productisation. He productises.
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Desired Solutions

Productized studio, four brands.

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Strategy Sprint

€1.5k–5k

Productization blueprint, GTM matrix, go/no-go call. From ‘what I know’ to an offer you can sell.

Agent implementation

from €2.5k

Custom Clow agents wired to your ops — marketing, finance, legal — built to be owned, not rented forever.

Clow subscription

€9.99/mo

Nine agents on tap, Telegram-native. Free tier to start. Pro unlocks the full specialised team.

Signal

What people say when the work lands.

He doesn’t just talk about change — he lives it, with intellect, courage, and humility.
Laci Loew
Global HR Analyst & Consultant · Harvard Business Review Advisory Council
Désiré was one of the greatest mentors to our startup. He built communities around emerging technologies and challenged us to reach new heights.
Kevin Kabera, PMP
Founder, coached during the NIRDA years
What an experience. I’m so grateful — and to myself for deciding to do this.
Strategy Sprint client
2026