Samar Singh Kohli

Founder & CEO Bricklane Startup Studio
Author/ Keynote Speaker/ Coach

The Journey

I’ve spent the last 15 years in the trenches of entrepreneurship—building, failing, learning, and eventually coaching 100+ founders to success.

My Background:

  • Founded 3 companies (1 exit, 1 profitable, 1 failure)
  • Coached 100+ startups from idea to launch
  • Trained 500+ professionals in leadership and venture building
  • Worked with founders across 30+ countries
  • Advisor to early-stage VCs and corporate innovation teams

My Books:

  • I Wish Everything Was as Easy As Getting Fat: Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs :- Buy Now
  • No BS Blueprint: Cut through the noise, master the basics, and watch your success soar :- Buy Now
  • Disregard: How to Ruin Your Company with Bad Leadership :- Buy Now

But the numbers don’t tell the real story.

Why I Built Bricklane

In 2024, I was working with a brilliant product manager at Microsoft. She had an incredible SaaS idea, paying customers lined up, and every skill needed to execute—except one thing: structure.

She’d been “working on it” for 3 years. Weekends. Nights. Between meetings. But without a framework, mentorship, and deadlines, she was spinning her wheels.

Sound familiar?

That’s when I realized: the market was full of accelerators for full-time founders, but none for the millions of professionals who couldn’t quit their jobs.

So I built Bricklane.

My Philosophy

  1. Equity is sacred. Your startup is yours. I’m not your investor—I’m your coach. We make money when you succeed in paying for programs, not by owning a piece of your company.
  2. Structure beats motivation. You don’t need another pep talk. You need a week-by-week plan, deadlines, and accountability.
  3. Founders are CEOs first. Technical skills matter, but leadership, sales, hiring, and resilience matter more. We train the whole founder, not just the builder.
  4. Community compounds. Your cohort becomes your lifelong network. Your struggles today are their struggles yesterday. Learn together, grow together.

What I Do at Bricklane

I personally:

  • Review every application
  • Lead CEO training sessions
  • Mentor founders directly (especially on fundraising and scaling)
  • Host office hours every Friday
  • Build relationships with VCs for warm intros

But Bricklane is bigger than me. We have 30+ expert mentors, a global community of 5,000+ founders, and a team dedicated to your success.

Beyond Bricklane

When I’m not working with founders:

  • Speaking at conferences (Web Summit, Collision, Slush)
  • Writing about entrepreneurship on LinkedIn (50K+ followers)
  • Advising early-stage VCs on deal flow
  • Spending time with my family in Vilnius, Lithuania

Our Mission Today

If you’re a professional with a startup dream, I want to hear about it.

Book a free 30-minute strategy call. No sales pitch—just real advice on whether your idea is ready and if Bricklane is the right fit.

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