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August 2026

Missing Money: 15 Minutes for $1500
You know the famous Geico advertising slogan? 15 minutes could save you 15% on car insurance? Well, what if 15 minutes could net you $1,500 in lost…
 • Rick Manelius
Leave Yourself a Momentum Matchstick
For over a year, I’ve ended my workday with simple ritual: clear my desk, write a simple TODO on a yellow index card, and leave it on my keyboard. Game…
 • Rick Manelius
The High Opportunity Cost of Hatred
“Where is the best place to keep up with all things AI?”
 • Rick Manelius
AI;DR (AI; Didn’t Read)
I'm about as pro-AI as you can be, but this is becoming a pet peeve of mine (and I'm not alone). That's why I love the AI;DR acronym as my new solution…
 • Rick Manelius
Grab Bag: The Tin Man Peptides Edition
I love long-form writing; other times I want to share a bunch of things that caught my attention. The inaugural “banana edition” was a success, so let’s…
 • Rick Manelius
Dead-simple Explainer Videos with HyperFrames
I would have killed for this solution a decade ago.
 • Rick Manelius
Kill Stupid Ideas Faster
AI-generated Proof of Concepts (PoCs) make it easier, faster, and cheaper to turn ideas into demos… but from there you need a process to kill your…
 • Rick Manelius
What If It’s an Advantage?
A heavy rainstorm almost canceled one of my last high school track meets.
 • Rick Manelius
Forward Deployed Executives: The Next Billion-Dollar AI Unblock
People assume the biggest blocker to AI adoption is technical. However, change requires strong buy-in and leadership adoption all the way to the…
 • Rick Manelius

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