Exploration of Thought

I just got done with my mastermind meeting that takes place every other week and I was reminded of a key concept that I had forgotten in the recent years. Inspiration is Perishable. As I write this, I find myself having to create this entire post “right now” and not later because, well, I’m inspired…

I recently was slated to present at Philly Emerging Tech last week. Unfortunately a few things came up and I was not able to make it at the last minute. However, I did record my talk and send it to the Philly Emerging Tech team to distribute to their attendees. They have since uploaded the…

I recently dealt with a company that had an odd requirement that I come to their office to sign a contract so that they can remodel part of my house. Note, this is the second job I've had them do. This never happened before and I thought it was an odd occurrence seeing how the…

I used to be a perfectionist when it came to code, but now I’m a firm believer in shipping code that works, regardless if its perfect. Then, only if my assumptions are proved correct I return to the code to refactor it. Otherwise I dispose of it. This is how I run my software businesses…

This is a detour from the regular business and tech stuff I write about, but its still something I thought most people would enjoy. This is the story of the best parent I ever knew.   Having kids is one hell of a journey. The first few hours your newborn comes home is a moment…

I just launched AndroidJobs.IO, a job marketplace for Android Professionals to find great jobs from top notch companies. Some of the top notch companies publishing jobs on Android Jobs include Pandora, Square and Etsy. If you're and Android Professional you can learn about the new featured Android Jobs by either subscribing to the new posting notification email…

Disclaimer: Please note, this is opinion piece. There are many benefits to a solid community and I'm not dismissing that. The text below is my belief and observation on how a company has successfully monetized failure. Why I don’t compete in the worlds largest fitness competition. If I told you that for only $20 I…

I recently outsourced a task I’ve been doing myself for the past year. I’m only a couple weeks into the new process and I can already tell that outsourcing the task was one of the best decisions I’ve made to date. I didn’t outsource the task before because I felt as if I were the…

This is Part 2 of a 2 part series on hiring developers. Read Part 1, How to Hire Programmers, if you're hiring for full time positions. Read this article if you're outsourcing. I recently wrote about how to hire programmers which focuses on hiring full time employees. This post is tailored to help you learn how…

How to Hire Programmers This is a guide on how I hire programmers. I hope it helps you to grow a successful team. Part 2: How To Hire Outsourced Developers In general, hiring programmers is not that difficult. Figuring out how to hire programmers, especially good programmers though, well, that much harder than it seems.…

I’m a proponent of unit testing and once you figure out how to use Robolectric its great for helping you unit test Android. That is, until you run into an instance where a Shadow class is not implemented and you get some obscure error while running the unit test. Such thing happened recently when trying…

I just finished the new book by DHH and Jason Fried, Remote. It's definitely worth the time to read if you are thinking about hiring remote, working remote or being part of a remote team . In short, this is a book I've been writing in my head for the last 7-8 years, they just…