Personal reflections and founder wisdom
Rick's personal journal entries, reflections, and lessons learned.
AI Brought Me Out of Retirement
Rick Hesse's founding story — 45 years of entrepreneurial experience, from waterbeds to TV advertising to AI-powered marketing. Why he came back.
I Was Early Again
Rick reflects on a career-long pattern of adopting technology before the mainstream — QR codes, streaming, AI — and why small businesses in North Iowa need to act now.
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