A tribute & growing archive
For more than forty years, Arlin Sorensen has shaped how the IT services industry thinks about community, leadership, and legacy. A self-described “ordinary Iowa farm boy,” he turned a 1982 Apple II and a habit of helping neighbors into Sorensen Computer Connection, then Heartland Technology Solutions, and ultimately HTG Peer Groups — now IT Nation Evolve. This site collects his story, his sayings, and his work, with his blessing, for the people who’ve learned from him along the way.
“We only get one chance to live well.” — Arlin Sorensen, Thoughts on Scripture
Blog
Arlin’s long-running blog on faith, scripture, and what he calls stewarding our “168 hours” each week.
asorensen.wordpress.com →Wisdom
“Legacy is not when you die — it’s what you build while you’re living.”
From M&A Nation, 2023 →Talk
Arlin traces the path from a borrowed Apple II on the farm to founding HTG Peer Groups.
one2oneinc.com →Neighbors start coming over to learn VisiCalc and WordStar.
An IT services company built to serve Iowa’s farms and small businesses.
A coaching community that would grow to 600+ MSPs worldwide.
A new chapter begins — and this site begins with it.
→ See the full timeline on the About page.