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AboutMay 2026


Below: the company at six lines, six operating principles, five numbers, three masthead roles, and the week we run.

Two operations under one roof. Same operating discipline, both sides. The conflict policy is public, visible on purpose.

Founded

2026

Delhi · India


Pods run from

Delhi.

We travel, Mumbai · Bengaluru · Chennai · Goa

02 · At a glanceThe company, in six lines

Six lines.
The whole company.


01, Founded
2026

Delhi, India

02, Operating model
Pod

Capped by design

03, Operations
Studio + Talent

One company

04, Pod cap
5 + 3

Brand clients + creators

05, Hiring
Rarely

When a pod is ready

06, Conflict policy
Public

Visible on purpose

03 · PrinciplesSix things we hold to

What we hold to,
even when the brief is interesting.


  • P1

    Pods cap at five and three.

    Five brand clients, three managed creators per pod. Past that, output drops, the Pod Manager misses a review, the Strategist stops reading the audience. We open a second pod instead of stretching the first.

  • P2

    Weekly rhythm, fixed slots.

    Plan Monday. Capture Tuesday. Edit mid-week. Ship Friday. Same shape across both lines, every week. The work compounds because the rhythm is real.

  • P3

    AI in operations, not on the brochure.

    AI lets the pod ship faster, at the same standard. Editorial decisions stay human. We do not put it on a brochure page as a feature.

  • P4

    Honest numbers, or no case study.

    We publish work as we earn it, with the brand’s permission and attributable numbers. No inflated logos, no fabricated metrics.

  • P5

    Two doors, one conflict policy.

    We represent creators. We also build content for brands. The conflict policy is public, and we follow it.

  • P6

    Hired deliberately, rarely.

    Each pod is staffed with the same people every week. We do not rotate accounts. The roster grows by addition, not churn.

04 · The pod, in numbersThe operating shape

Five numbers.
The whole operating model.


  • 5

    Brand clients

    Per pod, capped

  • 3

    Managed creators

    Per pod, capped

  • 1

    Pod

    One team, two operations

  • 12

    Months

    Minimum engagement

  • 7

    Business days

    Brand → creator payment

05 · MastheadNames land before launch

Hired deliberately.
Named here once.


  • M1

    Founder · Studio + Talent

    TBD

    Carries the operating model and the conflict policy. Reads every audit and every talent application personally in Year 1.

  • M2

    Pod Manager · Pod 1

    TBD

    Owns weekly delivery. Same person on every review. The single point of accountability for every brand and creator in the pod.

  • M3

    Strategist · Pod 1

    TBD

    Owns brand voice and editorial direction across the first pod’s brand and creator engagements.

Real names and photos land before launch. Until then, the roles are real even when the names are placeholders.

06 · RhythmSame shape, every week

Every week.
Same shape.


  • Mon

    Plan.

    The week’s slate, against the brand’s and creator’s calendar.

  • Tue

    Shoot.

    Shoot day or remote capture. The kitchen runs.

  • Wed–Thu

    Edit.

    Edit, review, refine. The cuts that matter.

  • Fri

    Ship.

    Publish, brief the creators, send the founder review.

07 · ClosingEnd of about

You came looking for
the company behind the work.
You found it.


Hiring opens when a pod is ready for one, not before. When we're looking, the brief lives at the email below. Cold notes welcome; one paragraph beats a three-page deck.

hello@mainstagestudio.in

One paragraph > three-page deck


End of aboutMainstage Studio · Delhi · May 2026