# Nick Mims

![Nick Mims](/resources/cognition/portraits/nick-mims.webp)

GTM at Cognition (ex-Windsurf SDR Manager); former winningest head soccer coach at Concordia Texas  
Cognition  
Austin, Texas, United States

## At Cognition

- Role: GTM (Sales/GTM)
- Joined: Jun 2024
- How they joined: With Windsurf (https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/acquisitions/windsurf)
- Before Windsurf: Head Men's Soccer Coach, Concordia University Texas
- Overlapped before Cognition with other Cognition people at: Codeium (Windsurf) (https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/worked-together)

## Identity
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mims-0b6b3126

## Notes
- On 2026-04-02 he posted verbatim: "We're hiring SDRs at Cognition. If you're the kind of person who takes ownership and who actually wants to build something special - this is worth a look. Cognition has a clear trajectory, surrounded by a highly talent-dense team, and the GTM org is built with people who know how to win. If you're looking for an environment that pushes you to level up quickly reach out to me directly!". (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-mims-0b6b3126_were-hiring-sdrs-at-cognition-if-youre-activity-7445597504357814272-hGHq)
- Current role is GTM at Cognition (since Aug 2025) in Austin, after moving over from Windsurf when Cognition acquired it in July 2025.
- Promoted at Windsurf to SDR Team Lead (Apr 2025) and then SDR Manager (May 2025), roughly ten months from first SDR seat to managing the SDR team.
- Joined Windsurf (then still branded Codeium) as a Sales Development Representative in Jun 2024, one month after leaving college coaching, an unusual coach-to-tech-sales pivot.
- Reshared Cognition's valuation news (2026-05-27) adding verbatim: "Proud to be a part of this rocket ship and excited to continue the journey!!" (https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-mims-0b6b3126_more-devins-in-more-places-cognition-activity-7465430436614397954-2kKk)
- Then-Windsurf CEO Jeff Wang posted that Windsurf signed a definitive agreement for Cognition to acquire it in July 2025; that deal is how Nick's SDR org landed inside Cognition.
- Head Men's Soccer Coach at Concordia University Texas from May 2017 to Jun 2024; resigned with 65 career wins, the most in program history, and never had a losing season.
- At Concordia he won the program's first-ever ASC Tournament championship (2021), an ASC regular-season title (2022), and seven straight ASC postseason trips; he is described as a three-time ASC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year.
- Public headline says "GTM @ Cognition". (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mims-0b6b3126)
- Windsurf has since been renamed Devin Desktop; Cognition describes it as building on the Windsurf IDE foundation.
- Codeium renamed itself Windsurf in April 2025.
- Longtime assistant coach Manny Iloba worked alongside him at Concordia; the 2021 championship team they coached was announced for Concordia's athletics hall of fame.
- His players earned 40+ All-ASC selections, four ASC Offensive Players of the Year, three Defensive POY, two Goalkeepers of the Year and one Midfielder of the Year under him.
- Resignation quote: "It has truly been a pleasure to lead the CTX men's soccer program over the last 7 years. I am incredibly proud of what we have achieved on the field but more importantly the growth we have seen off of it."
- Hired at Concordia by Athletic Director Ronda Seagraves, who said he 'was highly recommended by several collegiate coaching colleagues' and cited his 'connection to winning programs, recruiting, and his commitment to academics'.
- Before Concordia he was assistant coach for both the men's and women's soccer programs at the University of Houston-Victoria (Aug 2014 - Apr 2017); both programs set school win records and in 2016 team records for goals, assists and points.
- Played four years of men's soccer at Drake University (2009-2012), part of the 2009 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament champions that reached the NCAA Elite 8; also played for the NPSL's Quad City Eagles.
- Cognition acquired The Interaction Company of California (makers of Poke) on 2026-07-23, which he reshared on LinkedIn; Cognition's second acquisition after Windsurf.
- Earned an M.Ed. in Coaching and Sports Administration from Concordia University Texas (2020-2023) while head coach there.
- Started his career in finance: Financial Analyst at HNI Corporation (2013-2014), and an Allsteel accounting intern who built a fixed-asset audit process covering over $100M of assets.
- Previous roles include SDR - Team Lead at Windsurf; Sales Development Representative at Windsurf; Head Men's Soccer Coach at Concordia University Texas; Assistant Coach Men's and Women's Soccer at University of Houston-Victoria; Financial Analyst at HNI Corporation; Accounting Intern at Allsteel; Financial Advising Intern at Principal Financial Group; Warehouse Assistant at Republic Companies. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mims-0b6b3126)
- Featured in a 'SimpleCoach to Coach' video interview as Head Men's Coach at Concordia University.
- Location is Austin, Texas, United States. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mims-0b6b3126)

## Experience
- GTM at Cognition - Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area (Aug 2025 - Present)
- SDR Manager at Windsurf - Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area (May 2025 - Present)
- SDR - Team Lead at Windsurf (Apr 2025 - May 2025)
- Sales Development Representative at Windsurf - Austin, Texas, United States (Jun 2024 - Apr 2025)
- Head Men's Soccer Coach at Concordia University Texas - Austin, Texas Area (May 2017 - Jun 2024)
- Assistant Coach Men's and Women's Soccer at University of Houston-Victoria - Victoria, Texas Area (Aug 2014 - Apr 2017)
- Financial Analyst at HNI Corporation - Muscatine, IA (May 2013 - Jan 2014)
- Accounting Intern at Allsteel - Muscatine, Iowa (May 2012 - Aug 2012): Created a Fixed Asset Audit process to continually audit over $100 million of fixed assets in one year.
Assisted in the month end cost accounting process
Participated in two Rapid Continuous Improvement teams to decrease downtime in the factory
- Financial Advising Intern at Principal Financial Group (Jun 2010 - Aug 2010): Called clients to review financial information
Made marketing calls to bring in more clients
Completed basic office tasks, such as, filing, making copies, etc.
- Warehouse Assistant at Republic Companies (Sep 2008 - Aug 2009): Managed approximately a million dollars worth of inventory by receiving products from suppliers and verifying correct shipments
Worked with clients when purchasing products
Collected products and loaded trucks for transportation of products for clients
Stocked newly received products from suppliers

## Education
- Drake University - Accounting - (Jan 2009 - Jan 2013)
- Concordia University Texas - Master of Education - MEd, Coaching and Sports Administration - (Jun 2020 - Aug 2023)

## Sources
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mims-0b6b3126
- https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2024/5/10/nick-mims-resigns-as-mens-soccers-head-coach.aspx
- https://athletics.concordia.edu/news/2017/4/28/tornados-announce-nick-mims-as-mens-soccer-coach.aspx
- https://recruit.prephero.com/colleges/university-of-houston-victoria/mens-soccer
- https://devin.ai/blog/changelist-apr25
- https://x.com/jeffwang/status/1946376139959841084
- https://devin.ai/desktop
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- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSOMTQ_exwI
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- https://www.linkedin.com/company/techcrunch/posts
- https://ascsports.org/news/2017/8/28/mens-soccer-asc-welcomes-new-coaches-for-2017-18.aspx?path=flag
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-mims-0b6b3126_were-hiring-sdrs-at-cognition-if-youre-activity-7445597504357814272-hGHq
- https://www.linkedin.com/posts/nick-mims-0b6b3126_more-devins-in-more-places-cognition-activity-7465430436614397954-2kKk
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-mims-0b6b3126/recent-activity/all/


Researched with Autumn (https://www.autumn.ai) from public sources. Updated 2026-11-04. Profile: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/people/nick-mims · Everyone at Cognition: https://www.autumn.ai/resources/cognition/people