POLISHED PERSPECTIVES ยท WITH CHRIS HESS
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Command Center
A practical lesson on building the systems that let your business run without you in every seat.
AI Corner
Plain-English breakdowns of the AI tools worth your attention. No hype, no jargon.
Experiments and Lab Notes
A real experiment from the lab: what we tried, what broke, and what we learned.
Book Note
One paragraph, one quote, one lesson from what I'm reading this week.
What I'm Working On
An honest look at what I'm building this week: wins, misses, and the messy middle.
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THE COURSE
Build Your Own Mini App
You had the thought: "I wish there was an app for that." This course shows you how to build it yourself, with AI as your partner and no dev team or App Store fee. Six modules take you from idea to a habit tracker running on your phone, on tools you own.
$49 launch price (regularly $149) ยท One-time ยท Lifetime access
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The stack you'll actually own
Four tools, all free to start, all yours.
GitHub
Your code lives in your repo. Version-controlled from day one. Take it anywhere.
Vercel
Hosting, preview links, and one-click deploys, without a DevOps team.
Convex
A real-time backend and database, so your app remembers everything.
Your AI partner
Claude Code or ChatGPT Codex does the typing. You do the deciding.
What people say about working with Chris
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"What I appreciated most was how he understood the coach's journey and personalizing his support around my needs... He's responsive, reliable, and a tech wizard!"
Hyunsu C.
Founder, Revamp Culture
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"Chris is absolutely brilliant and a great leader!... He is phenomenal at understanding Technical Operations and systems architecture... The value and impact that he can provide to an organization is beyond measure."
Jessi D.
Project Manager, BambooHR
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"Chris delivered exactly what I asked for and then kept improving it. I told Chris the type of website I needed for my business, and he made it happen."
Demarcus B.
Founder, Seeking Knowledge
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