Creator-commerce blog covering how entrepreneurs, coaches, and indie makers build productized services, digital downloads, and monetized communities on Stan Store.
Why I recommend it: I like seeing how creators turn a simple link-in-bio store into a real mini-business. Great inspiration if you are testing a low-risk product idea before quitting a day job.
All-in-one link-in-bio storefront for selling digital products, coaching sessions, and courses without building a website.
Why I recommend it: If you are selling your first digital product or coaching slot, this gets you a checkout page in an afternoon instead of a build project. Start free, upgrade only when sales justify it.
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.
