We're selecting 100 students to become LINK's first national cohort of student Operators.
Founding 100 Operators are active contributors. They help run LINK through venture support, opportunity research, Canva/design work, content, outreach, project sprints, and community building.
Easy version: Members use LINK for classes, Concierge, and community. Operators build LINK by doing real project work.
Applications close when 100 spots are filled.
LINK Members get weekly classes, speaker sessions, Concierge emails, community, and resources. They are not expected to do LINK work.
Founding 100 Operators are the first 100 students actively building LINK's national systems. Operators help with venture requests, opportunity research, content, Canva templates, case studies, outreach, and project sprints.
Students can still become LINK Members later, but the Operator founding cohort closes at 100 spots.
Full access to LINK Opportunity Concierge before it opens to the public. Five curated opportunities weekly, matched to your actual profile.
Not just a member. You take on an Operator lane — opportunity research, venture support, design, content, growth, community, or Studio projects — and create portfolio-ready proof.
Permanently. Your name on the national LINK site as part of the founding cohort. The people who were here first.
Digital Camp, LINK Labs, new programs — you get first access before they open publicly. Always.
Hours tracking and verification where eligible. If your school or organization accepts LINK project hours, we can verify completed work.
Commission opportunities when Operators refer paid clients or contribute to paid LINK Studio or Print Shop projects. Terms are agreed to before work begins.
High school students in grades 9–12, any state
Students building a business, nonprofit, podcast, club, project, or idea — or trying to figure out where to start
Students interested in entrepreneurship, marketing, finance, tech, medicine, media, social impact, or leadership
Students who want real experience before college — not another club title to put on an application
Students who want to help build something from the inside — before it's a finished product
Students tired of waiting for opportunities to arrive and ready to build them instead
Every application is read by a human, not a bot. We're looking for drive and direction — not a perfect GPA.
If selected, you'll hear from us directly. No automated rejection emails — if you don't hear back, applications are still being reviewed.
Tell us what you want to work on, what skills you're building, and what opportunities are actually relevant to you.
Based on your intake, we match you to an Operator lane — Opportunity Operator, Creative Operator, Venture Operator, Studio Operator, Community Operator, or Growth Operator — and start you with clear project sprints.
Welcome to the cohort. You get your Operator role, project board access, and first assignment. You start building.
Founding 100 Operators closes when 100 spots are filled. After that, students can still join as LINK Members, but the first Operator cohort will be complete.
Apply for Founding 100 →