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Lessons Along the Way
Real stories, practical guidance, and trusted advice to help you organize life's important information—one lesson at a time.
We've spent decades building businesses, raising a family, solving problems, and learning a few lessons along the way.
This is simply a place where we share those stories.
We hope something here makes your own journey a little easier.
— Larry & Rita Vest
The Story of MyRegistr
Three essays that explain how a simple idea for our own family gradually became MyRegistr.
Founder Story · Part One
It Started With a Promise
Long before MyRegistr became software, it began with a simple promise: to leave my family something more valuable than organized paperwork—peace of mind. Looking back, I realize that promise changed much more than I ever imagined.
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Founder Story · Part Two
A View From the Other Side
While Larry was building MyRegistr, I was discovering something different. I wasn't thinking about software. I was thinking about everyday life—and how much easier it could become when everything important was finally within reach.
Read the storyFounder Story · Part Three
There Has to Be a Better Way
When Rita and I retired, I thought a collection of Google Docs would help organize our lives. Instead, they revealed a much bigger problem: life changes faster than documents can. That realization became the beginning of MyRegistr.
Read the storyLessons We've Learned
Reflections gathered along the way, shared in the spirit of a good conversation.
