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Exploration Of Thought

Thoughts on autonomy, self direction, digital business and life.

• Why I Use Crashlytics

  Why Crashlytics beats Bugsense, Crittercism, and ACRA for free, scalable crash reporting, and how I set it up across Android apps.

  Donn Felker – July 23, 2014

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  Your Desk Job is Killing You and Your Posture Sucks

  My desk job wrecked my posture. Here's how a standing desk, Esther Gokhale's book, and daily foam rolling and lacrosse ball work fixed it.

  Donn Felker – June 13, 2014

• Inspiration is Perishable

  Inspiration has a short shelf life -- when peak creative energy hits, drop everything and use it now, because it rarely comes back the same way twice.

  Donn Felker – May 30, 2014

• Android From The Trenches

  In this video I cover my experience in having two apps featured in the top 100 free category on Google Play for the last 3 years. Tips, Tricks and more ...

  Donn Felker – April 29, 2014

• AARRR Metrics Apply To All Businesses

  A contractor refused to let me sign and pay remotely, forcing an office visit -- a textbook failure of the Referral step in Dave McClure's AARRR metrics.

  Donn Felker – April 21, 2014

• Bootstrap Faster In One Step

  Bootstrap faster by simply doing less. Test your assumptions then refactor to find the optimal path. Use lean methodologies to your advantage.

  Donn Felker – March 22, 2014

• The Best Parent I Ever Knew

  This is a story of the best parent I ever knew. Funny thing is ... I was the best parent I ever knew ... before I had kids.

  Donn Felker – March 21, 2014

• Android Jobs

  I just launched AndroidJobs.IO, a site that lists only the best Android Jobs from top notch companies such as Square, Etsy, Pandora and many more.

  Donn Felker – March 18, 2014

• Monetizing Failure

  If I told you that a company has recently made over 3 million dollars monetizing failure, would you believe me? Well, its true. Keep reading for more info.

  Donn Felker – February 26, 2014

• Only Perform The Most Valuable Task and Outsource the Rest

  Get your time back. Learn how to break down a task so that you can identify your most valuable input and how to outsource the rest.

  Donn Felker – January 30, 2014

• How To Hire Outsourced Developers

  I devised a process on how to hire outsourced developers using a simple four step process - Job Posting, Prelim Review, Programming Challenge and Final ...

  Donn Felker – January 15, 2014

• How to Hire Programmers

  I figured out how to hire programmers while saving time/money using a four step process - HR/Tech Screening, Programming Challenge and culture fit eval.

  Donn Felker – January 13, 2014