Monthly Community Letter — January 2026

EDITOR'S PICKS

February's Monthly Community Letter

Five months in, 1,500 women served, and a $1,000 quarterly grant going back to the community. Here's what OVIDIA. has built for women of color founders — and what's coming next.

By Khila James • 3 min read

MINDSET

NEW NYC Revenue Accelerator (12 Weeks)

A revenue-first accelerator backed by NYC is accepting applications right now. If you already have traction and want predictable cash flow, read this carefully.

By Khila James • 3 min read

FUNDING

The Psychology Of Fundability

Funders don’t back ideas. They back behavior. In this week’s INSIDER report, I break down the psychology behind why certain founders get funded — and how to position yourself as one of them by mastering credibility, stability, momentum, and leadership identity.

By Khila James • 4 min read

LEGAL

Business Taxes Explained (Without the Panic)

Most founders are not bad at taxes. They are just operating without a clear picture of how business taxes actually work. This changes that.

By Khila James • 7 min read

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Types of AI You Keep Hearing About

LLMs, agents, multimodal, generative. Everyone is throwing these words around and nobody is explaining them. Here is your plain English breakdown of what is actually being discussed and how we got here.

By Khila James • 5 min read

MARKETING

How to Tell If You've Picked the Wrong Audience

Working hard and not seeing results is not always a strategy problem. Sometimes it is an audience problem. Here is how to tell the difference.

By Khila James • 7 min read

Business Breakdowns

Business Breakdown: The Template Shop Business Model

Service providers are building five-figure businesses selling Notion and Canva templates on Etsy and Gumroad. Here is exactly how the model works, what it costs to start, and what realistic revenue looks like.

By Khila James • 6 min read

FUNDING

Do Women Of Color Actually Get Business Loans? The Data + Reality

The data on women of color and business loans is not abstract. It is specific, it is documented, and it is actionable. Here is what the numbers actually say and what to do with them.

By Khila James • 6 min read

SALES

What To Do When Sales Plateau

You are not stuck. You are plateaued. There is a difference, and knowing which type of plateau you are in is the only move that actually breaks it.

By Khila James • 6 min read