01
/ 08
Why I build an
AI venture studio
The cost of building
collapsed
. The value of orchestration didn't.
Alex Shkor
· founder, Shkor Labs & Cooperative 42
cil.by
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02
/ 08
01 · The gap
AI agents made building cheap. Orchestrating them is still
hard
.
A solo founder can't run a fleet, keep quality and sell at the same time.
03
/ 08
02 · The answer
A studio where the org chart is
half human, half agents
.
Founders bring the vision. Agents bring the throughput.
04
/ 08
03 · The flywheel
Their revenue is
our revenue
.
01
Founders join the studio
02
Agents + methodology ship the product
03
Startups sell through studio Stripe and creators
04
Real revenue funds the next cohort
05
/ 08
04 · Live, not slides
5
products in production on
one platform
Simbiot · DEIP Creators Exchange · ReelsUp · Monetix · AI Corp
06
/ 08
05 · Who gets in
Entry is
gated
, not sold.
Application → board review → 25-minute interview → only then a payment link. We choose founders the way investors choose deals.
07
/ 08
06 · Alignment
We make money only when our founders
make money
.
Revenue share is withheld inside the payment split. No invoices, no chasing, no courts.
08
/ 08
We show systems, not projections.
Join the studio.
Apply at cil.by
@alexshkor