# Useful Ventures We make useful shit. Useful Ventures is an AI native startup studio in Toronto. We build our own products, run a consulting arm for small businesses, and publish the thinking behind all of it here. ## The facts * Useful Ventures is a startup studio based in Toronto, Canada. * The studio is run by [Gokul Bala](https://gokuls.vision), [Kowshik Ram](https://koras.world), and Devang Kumawat. * We operate three lines of business: Useful Services, Crewm8, and Connections. * Crewm8 and Connections are live products with active users. * Contact is [email protected] or LinkedIn. ## Explore * [[manifesto]] is how we see the world and how we work. * [[about]] is who we are. * [[services]] is the consulting arm for small business AI work. * [[ventures]] is what we build: [[crewm8]] and [[connections]]. * [[notes]] is where we write about the world we see coming. * [[podcast]] is founder to founder conversations from the Useful Podcast. Agents and curious readers should start at [[start-here]].