Nico Acosta is the co-founder of BrainGrid. ai, focused on creating a Product Management Agent for AI builders. His extensive background includes founding Propel, a data API platform, and serving as Director of Product at Twilio, where he led initiatives in Programmable Voice and AI. He holds an MBA from Northwesterns Kellogg School of Management.
He believes the biggest challenge in AI development is not starting projects but successfully bringing them to completion, a perspective that guides his work in building tools for developers.
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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Building something new
Location
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area, United States
Personality Overview
How Nico shows up
Non-Confrontational
Optimistic
Consensus Focused
They prefer to build relationships rather than staying totally transactional. They agree with others often, so exercise caution when relying on their word. Unlike D or C types, they are convinced more by stories and testimonials.
Priorities
Topics Nico cares about
AI for Builders
Currently building BrainGrid, an AI-powered platform to help developers and product managers build software more efficiently, from idea to shipped product.
AI Coding Agents
He frequently writes about the shift in development workflows required to effectively manage and leverage capable AI coding agents, which he compares to 'distractable interns'.
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Career
Work history
2-2025
Building something new
BrainGrid AI
1-2021 - 2-2025
Co-founder & CEO
Propel
2-2018 - 12-2020
Director of Product - Twilio AI
Twilio Inc.
3-2016 - 2018
Director of Product - Programmable Voice
Twilio Inc.
12-2013 - 3-2016
Principal Product Manager - Programmable Voice
Twilio Inc.
In the press
Media appearances
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Education
2009 - 2011
MBA
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Influence (I) reflects the degree to which a person prefers to work by influencing or persuading others. Those scoring high tend to be people oriented, motivated by social recognition and building relationships.
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