Where community-first mindset community creators, founders and leaders host cohort programs, masterclasses, and 1-on-1 mentorship to support coaches, creators, influencers and entrepreneurs who aim to build mission-driven, community-focused businesses.

Building meaningful, mission-led, community-first businesses that grow with people, not platforms.
Learn, Build and Grow Businesses the Community-First Way.
Find our cohort programs, masterclasses, and 1-on-1 mentorship to build mission-driven, community-first businesses.
Turn audience into community, and community into business.
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Build Business in Community Studio — with Santosh
A 4-week hands-on studio to help you start, shape & grow your mission-led, community-first business through WhatsApp Communities.
Santosh Panda, Serial Entrepreneur. Founder - ExplaraX, Foundership, and Explara. 17+ years in global startup ecosystems.
Program Starts: November 2025 Duration: 4 weeks
  • Go from idea → launch in 4 weeks
  • Learn proven community playbooks
  • Build & test your WhatsApp community
  • Get feedback from Santosh & peers
(Limited to 10 participants)
Format: Live + WhatsApp
Why the Community Studio Exists
The rules of building online businesses have changed.
For decades, micro-entrepreneurs, small and mid-sized businesses grew by buying reach — through ads, algorithms, and SEO. But those platforms now own the relationship, not the business owner.

We started Community Studio to help founders, coaches, and creators build with a community-first mindset — where your audience becomes community, and community propels your business.
Today's growth belongs to those who build through communities — especially on chat-first platforms like WhatsApp, where real conversations create connection, trust, and long-term growth.
💡Because followers fade — but communities compound.
Why Join Community Studio
Build Community with Experts
Learn from mentors who’ve built community-first businesses.
Hands-on
Building
Apply tools, frameworks and structure to build, not just theory.
Real Business Community
Stay connected through Community-first Builders Circle.
How It Works
All Community Studio programs run in small, high-touch cohorts. Virtual Program.
📆 4–6 weeks. 8–10 participants. Real Business. Live sessions. Peer accountability.
Join a cohort
Attend live sessions
Apply frameworks
Launch
Grow with Community-First Business Circle
Don't Miss Your Chance to Join This Community Studio
Even before its first cohort, Community Studio has earned the support and excitement of founders, investors, and community builders who believe in the mission.
"Santosh has been an awesome community-first founder building his startup, and a key contributor in shaping a few large communities. He's truly passionate about enabling many to build impactful communities."
— Subhendu Panigrahi, Co-Founder, FOXO
"Amazing to see the passion, energy, and never-say-die attitude in building! Super excited to see this initiative come to life."
— Gautham S, Blume Ventures
👇Join the next cohort and build your community-first business.
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