Actionable insights from world-recognized founders, for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs.
In plain terms: This education platform provides free training, podcasts, and guides for aspiring and early-stage entrepreneurs. You can learn how to launch an online store, run digital marketing campaigns, and build a business using advice from experienced founders.
Why I recommend it: Practical founder interviews rather than motivation for its own sake.
The Frist Center for Autism and Innovation at Vanderbilt University maintains this resource hub for employers and job seekers interested in neuroinclusive workplaces. It gathers tip sheets on managing autistic employees, the Neurodiversity @ Work and Autism @ Work playbooks developed with Disability:IN and University of Washington researchers, a six-module self-paced neurodiversity curriculum, profiles of companies with neurodiversity hiring programs such as Microsoft, SAP, EY, and JPMorgan Chase, and a section of resources for job seekers on preparing for employment. All materials are free to access.
Disability:IN's learning and development hub collects the organization's disability-inclusion programs in one place. It includes the NextGen Leaders Program, which connects emerging talent and veterans with disabilities to mentorship and career-connected development with partner companies; DOBE certification for disability-owned businesses; Veterans Initiatives for career development pathways; and digital learning modules on accessibility, neuroinclusion, and disability-inclusive AI. The page also links to free Microsoft courses on AI and accessibility. Membership and certification programs are aimed at companies; the learning modules and program pages are free to browse.
Nonprofit public charity for unemployed and under-employed people in the Dallas–Fort Worth area, offering free tools, job-search resources and community support.
Fellowship for women entrepreneurs offering coaching, advisors and a peer community. Applicants must hold the largest or equally largest stake in a women-owned business generating at least $75,000 a year. No application fee is listed.
Marc Andreessen's 2020 essay arguing that the response to stalled progress is to build — new companies, institutions and technology — rather than defend what already exists.
