diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.tsx b/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.tsx
index 9f3ca6a08..d1e524cb5 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -80,14 +80,15 @@ export function DashboardPage(props: DashboardPageProps) {
                   key={team._id}
                   label={team.name}
                   isActive={team._id === selectedTeamId}
-                  onClick={() => {
-                    if (team.status === 'invited') {
-                      window.location.href = `/respond-invite?i=${team.memberId}`;
-                      return;
-                    }
-
-                    setSelectedTeamId(team._id);
-                  }}
+                  {...(team.status === 'invited'
+                    ? {
+                        href: `/respond-invite?i=${team.memberId}`,
+                      }
+                    : {
+                        onClick: () => {
+                          setSelectedTeamId(team._id);
+                        },
+                      })}
                   avatar={avatarUrl}
                 />
               );
diff --git a/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx b/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx
index 1276e6396..ce59306a2 100644
--- a/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Dashboard/PersonalDashboard.tsx
@@ -240,6 +240,22 @@ export function PersonalDashboard(props: PersonalDashboardProps) {
           })}
         </div>
       )}
+      {!isLoading && enrichedProjects.length === 0 && (
+        <div className="flex min-h-[82px] flex-col items-center justify-center rounded-md border text-sm text-gray-500">
+          <span>No projects found.</span>
+          <span>
+            Start&nbsp;
+            <a
+              href="/backend/projects"
+              target="_blank"
+              className="underline underline-offset-2 hover:no-underline"
+            >
+              Backend Projects
+            </a>
+            .
+          </span>
+        </div>
+      )}
 
       <h2 className="mb-3 mt-6 text-xs uppercase text-gray-400">
         Role Based Roadmaps