The Indiana Founders Alliance

The Indiana Founders Alliance is a resource for founders, by founders, centered on AI. We exist because the ground moved under everyone who works for a living, and the people positioned to explain it to Indiana mostly aren't the people building with it.

Where this comes from

IFA started in 2021 with a simple belief: founders helping founders beats founders going it alone. We built a space where Indiana founders could trade what they actually knew. What worked, what didn't, and what to skip.

In 2026 we brought IFA back, because the AI moment is the biggest ground-shift founders have ever faced. Same belief, higher stakes.

The rules we hold ourselves to

• We test before we recommend. Every practical claim should be something you can verify yourself.
• If we can't back a claim, it doesn't ship.
• Problems, not people. We are ruthless about bad ideas and grift-shaped programs, and we never name-and-shame individuals or organizations.
• Free means free. No paywall, no membership gate. Events and workshops fund the work.