I'm building in public. Here's what I'm learning about AI-native systems, small-business operations, and getting better at my craft.
I'm Ken Jackson, a builder and operator in Cedar Park, TX. I left a career in tech and agency work to rebuild something intentional: a life structured around acquiring and operating a small business, using AI as the engine that makes it possible. This is me figuring it out in real time.
Follow along on LinkedInRebuilt Wild is about how I'm approaching this new chapter of my career with AI as a collaborator, not a tool.
For most of my career I optimized for stability. I built things for other people at agencies, led teams, shipped products. Good work. But not mine.
Now I'm building Cipher, a personal AI operating system, and using it to find and acquire a small service business. Rebuilt Wild documents that process: the decisions, the mistakes, the architecture, and the moments where things click.
Current focus areas
AI-Native Operations
Rebuilding how small businesses run from the ground up, with AI handling the operational layer so owners can focus on what actually matters.
Strategic Asset Acquisition
Studying what makes a small service business worth owning and building the systems to find, evaluate, and acquire one.
Building in Public
Sharing the real process: what works, what breaks, and what I'm learning along the way. No polish, no arrival story.