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CO/MMUNITY // InvestBev Fall Cohort 2026CO/STUDIOS is back supporting the InvestBev Fall Accelerator, a three-month prog...
08/20/2026

CO/MMUNITY // InvestBev Fall Cohort 2026

CO/STUDIOS is back supporting the InvestBev Fall Accelerator, a three-month program focused on helping the next generation of adult beverage brands access capital, industry connections, and operating expertise.

As part of this cohort, Miguel Garcia Castillo , Founder & Principal of CO/STUDIOS, is sharing our thesis on Brand as an Operating Pillar and why early-stage beverage companies need to build brand alongside product, operations, sales, and growth from the start.

Appreciate the opportunity to continue supporting InvestBev and the founders building the next generation of beverage companies.

CO/MMUNITY // Venezuela Earthquake ReliefFollowing the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, CO/STUDIOS has compiled a l...
07/08/2026

CO/MMUNITY // Venezuela Earthquake Relief

Following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, CO/STUDIOS has compiled a list of organizations currently leading emergency relief efforts for affected communities.

This series highlights organizations providing food, clean water, medical supplies, emergency response, and humanitarian support on the ground.

Featured organizations:

01 — We Love Venezuela Foundation × Global Empowerment Mission
02 — World Central Kitchen
03 — For a Brighter Venezuela

We encourage those in a position to help to consider supporting one of these organizations directly.

07/02/2026

CO/MMUNITY // Uncharted Summit 2026

Last Friday, CO/STUDIOS joined Uncharted Summit 2026, an invite-only gathering of founders, investors, operators, and ecosystem leaders exploring the future of entrepreneurship.

The summit brought together builders from across technology, venture, and emerging industries to exchange ideas, build relationships, and share perspectives on the opportunities and challenges shaping the next generation of companies.

Communities like Uncharted continue to strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem by creating space for meaningful conversations between the people building it.

Thank you to the Uncharted team for the invitation and the opportunity to be part of the community.

05/04/2026

CO/MMUNITY // Stripe Sessions 2026

CO/STUDIOS spent time at Stripe Sessions 2026 in San Francisco.

The event brought together founders, operators, and leaders working across payments, financial infrastructure, and the systems behind modern internet businesses.

The conversations were centered on how monetization, compliance, and financial tooling are showing up earlier in the lifecycle of companies, particularly in emerging industries.

For early-stage teams, these decisions are increasingly shaping product development, pricing, and go-to-market from the start.

We appreciate the opportunity to be in the room and continue learning from others building in this space.

CO/INSIGHT // Brand OS as an Operating MoatBrand is often treated as output.Campaigns. Visuals. Messaging.In practice, i...
04/21/2026

CO/INSIGHT // Brand OS as an Operating Moat

Brand is often treated as output.
Campaigns. Visuals. Messaging.

In practice, it functions as infrastructure.

Brand OS is the system that connects what a company builds to how it operates. It defines the rules, decision logic, and standards that keep product, operations, sales, and marketing moving in the same direction.

* Product — what you build and deliver
* Brand — the connective logic across functions
* Operations — how the company executes, hires, and scales
* Sales — how the company converts and grows
* Marketing — how the company reaches and engages

When this system is absent, each function optimizes independently. Over time, that creates drift, friction, and unnecessary cost.

When it is in place, alignment becomes structural. Decisions compound. Ex*****on speeds up. The organization can scale without breaking.

In markets where products can be replicated and distribution can be purchased, advantage comes from how a company operates internally.

That is where Brand OS becomes a moat.

04/19/2026

CO/MMUNITY // Creator Gold Exchange

CO/STUDIOS participated in the Creator Gold Exchange in San Francisco, hosted by Creator Gold and Perkins Coie.

The event brought together a cross-section of creators, founders, operators, investors, and brands working across the evolving creator economy.

As the space continues to mature, the overlap between content, ownership, and business infrastructure becomes more visible. The conversations in the room reflected that shift.

Appreciate the invitation and the opportunity to engage with others building in this category.

CO/INSIGHT // Emerging IndustriesEmerging industries are not defined by novelty.They are defined by change happening fas...
04/08/2026

CO/INSIGHT // Emerging Industries

Emerging industries are not defined by novelty.
They are defined by change happening faster than structure can keep up.

They sit at the intersection of:
• shifting consumer behavior
• evolving regulation
• accelerating cultural influence

In these environments, categories form before the rules are fully written.

What looks like opportunity on the surface is often complexity underneath.
Distribution opens early. Demand shows up quickly.
But infrastructure, compliance, and operating models are still catching up.

That creates the defining tension of emerging industries:

complexity early, scale later.

The companies that win are not the fastest to launch.
They are the first to build structure around that complexity.

That’s the difference between participating in a category
and defining it.

03/26/2026

CO/MMUNITY // SOLE at Stanford

CO/STUDIOS spent yesterday at the State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) Summit, hosted by in partnership with the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

The State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) Summit at Stanford is LBAN’s flagship convening, bringing together founders, investors, researchers, and operators focused on the growth of Latino entrepreneurship in the U.S.

The conversations remain grounded in data, ex*****on, and access to capital — the factors that continue to drive real business growth across the ecosystem.

CO/STUDIOS is proud to be part of the LBAN community and to support the work, including sponsoring a hole at this year’s Alumni Golf Tournament.

03/26/2026

CO/MMUNITY // SOLE at Stanford

CO/STUDIOS spent yesterday at the State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) Summit at Stanford, hosted by LBAN in partnership with the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

The State of Latino Entrepreneurship (SOLE) Summit at Stanford is LBAN’s flagship convening, bringing together founders, investors, researchers, and operators focused on the growth of Latino entrepreneurship in the U.S.

The conversations remain grounded in data, ex*****on, and access to capital — the factors that continue to drive real business growth across the ecosystem.

CO/STUDIOS is proud to be part of the LBAN community and to support the work, including sponsoring a hole at this year’s Alumni Golf Tournament.

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