> [!META]- Inline Metadata [status:: boat] [tags:: #state/boat #note/evergreen ] [up:: ] # Communities [Tribe AI](https://tribe.ai) - Staffing, [contact me](https://stratisdatalabs.com/contact/) to discuss applying and referral [The Technical Freelancer Academy](https://the-technical-freelancer-academy.circle.so/home) [Out of Office](https://live.getoutofoffice.com/feed) - remote working community # Books [The Consulting Bible](https://amzn.to/4fBdGMm) - Alan Weiss # Courses [Beyond the Code by Mihai Curelea](https://financialindependence.tech/) - I took this, good for seeing how to get financial independence via consulting or BigTech. Not too expensive, and Mihai is great to talk to afterwards. # Bloggers/Influencers - [Seattle Data Guy - Benjamin Rogojan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjaminrogojan/) - [Mihai Curelea](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihaivalentin/) # Meta ## Accounting - [Bluevine](https://bluevine.com) - free business banking - [Xero](https://xero.com) - low-cost but powerful accounting software - Glazer Financial - recommended by a colleague with lots of consulting experience, they're based in Texas. I've engaged with them but it's too early to have availed myself of their services. Happy to make an introduction. ## General Business - [Technical Freelancer consulting templates](https://the-technical-freelancer-academy.circle.so/c/resources/consulting-templates) - the 30 day checklist is great ## Insurance - Aside from the marketplace, [HSA Insurance](https://hsainsurance.com) and [SBSB](https://sbsb.com) have good options for small businesses - I use Hiscox for business liability insurance ## LLC - [Northwest Registered Agent](https://northwestregisteredagent.com) ## Website I use [Netlify](https://netlify.app) for hosting and [Hugo](https://gohugo.io/) for static site generation.