The people worth following to keep up with AI for business.

The best free resources

• The Artificial Intelligence Show
  The week's AI news explained for business leaders, including owner questions.
  Paul Roetzer, SmarterX · Nov 2026

• Gene Marks columns
  A small-business CPA's weekly roundups of new AI tools and news for owners.
  Gene Marks, The Marks Group · Nov 2026

• One Useful Thing
  A Wharton professor's clear take on what new AI can really do at work.
  Ethan Mollick, Substack · Nov 2026

• Almost Timely News
  Deep, practical weekly issues on AI for marketing and operations.
  Christopher Penn, Trust Insights / Substack · Nov 2026

• AI for Business (SmallBizLady)
  A small-business educator's regular, practical AI posts for owners.
  Melinda Emerson, Succeed As Your Own Boss · Sep 2026

• simple.ai
  HubSpot's co-founder on practical AI: start with problems, check the work.
  Dharmesh Shah, simple.ai · Nov 2026

• AI with ALLIE
  Hands-on AI tips and tutorials for leaders and solo founders.
  Allie K. Miller, beehiiv · Nov 2026

• The AI Daily Brief
  A daily 20-minute rundown of AI news and what it means for business.
  AI Daily Brief · Nov 2026

• The Batch
  Andrew Ng's weekly letter plus a curated AI news digest. A little technical.
  Andrew Ng, DeepLearning.AI · Nov 2026

Curated by effectiveAI. Every link checked November 2026. Know a better free resource? Tell us.