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Existing venturesYou built something. Now you need people.
List your business, nonprofit, club, event, project, or creator brand and tell LINK which roles would move it forward.
The free student networkCreate one profile.
Create one profile.
Find your people.
LINK is for students with existing ventures, students with ideas, students who want hands-on experience, and students who want a community where ambition feels normal.
The core LINK networkCompletely free.
There is no fee to create a profile, list a venture, submit an idea, join the community, or receive a team introduction when a strong match exists.
Who LINK is for
Start with what you have.
You do not need a perfect résumé, a finished organization, or a team already beside you. LINK gives four kinds of ambitious students one place to begin.
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New ideasYou have the idea. LINK helps find the team.
Submit an early idea even when it is still messy. LINK can look for students who want to shape and launch it with you.
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Experience seekersYou want to work on something real.
Share what you can do, what you want to learn, and how much time you have so LINK can consider you for a fitting venture.
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CommunityYou want ambitious people around you.
Meet students who understand why you care this much. We believe ambition multiplies when it is surrounded by ambition.
Your LINK profile
One profile.
Three directions.
Select every path that fits. Your profile becomes the starting point for introductions, team opportunities, and future LINK project consideration.
Join an existing venture
Contribute marketing, technology, design, finance, research, outreach, operations, or another skill to a team already building.
Help start something new
Be matched with an early idea and help turn the first outline into a real team, project, or launch.
Work directly with LINK
Express interest in LINK initiatives and future paid Studio teams. Selection depends on skill, fit, reliability, and project needs.
National matching
The right collaborator may be three states away.
A nonprofit founder in Chicago can build with a marketing student in California and a technology student in Florida. LINK widens the room beyond one school, one friend group, or one ZIP code.
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How matching works
Thoughtful introductions.
Not random swipes.
LINK starts with manual matching so the reason for every introduction is clear.
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Create or submit
Students create a profile. Founders submit an existing venture or new idea and identify the roles they need.
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LINK reviews fit
We compare skills, interests, availability, time zones, working style, goals, and the actual stage of the venture.
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LINK makes the introduction
When a match makes sense, both sides receive context so the conversation starts with a purpose.
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The team decides
The founder and student talk, set expectations, and decide whether to move forward. LINK does not force a match to fill a number.
Matching is free, but not guaranteed.
LINK makes introductions only when skills, needs, availability, and expectations genuinely align.
LINK makes introductions only when skills, needs, availability, and expectations genuinely align.
Why community matters
Ambition feels normal when everyone around you is building too.
Being surrounded by motivated students is one of the strongest forms of motivation. LINK gives students a room full of people who are creating, learning, launching, and trying again.
Connections should not be reserved for students who already know the right people.That is why LINK exists.
The paid pathway
Build proof.
Then build for clients.
LINK gets to know students through their profiles, portfolios, venture work, communication, and reliability. Strong students may be invited to paid LINK Studio projects when their skills fit the scope.
Student venture work
Build experience.
Join a venture, help launch an idea, and create proof of what you can do. Every role should be clear about whether it is volunteer, collaborative, paid, or potentially paid later.
- Service hours are only verified when the work genuinely qualifies
- Founders and students set expectations before work begins
- Students can document projects for portfolios and applications
LINK Studio work
Get paid for delivery.
Businesses hire LINK for a managed outcome. LINK selects contributors, pays clear project rates, manages quality, and documents the work as professional experience.
- Selection based on skill, fit, and reliability
- Compensation stated before the project starts
- One LINK lead manages the client and team
Find your people.
Create your free profile, or submit the venture or idea that needs a team.