I take you behind the scenes on what it is like to create a video game with strangers in just 1 month. This ragtag team met on r/INAT with the attempt to make a 2D Puzzle Platformer where a mouse saves his family from the cats. After this, I made a Christmas-themed Bomberman game solo so that you can compare it. My Links: Game developer profile: ht…

This startup story has us right in the middle of another one. The rise and fall of that story is the previous podcast episode and I strongly recommend listening to that one. The “too long didn’t watch” summary is: I quit my job at a fortune 100 company to make my weekend travel webapp my full time job. The purpose of it was to make travel planning …

This is the continuation of my startup journey. It details my adventure from leaving my company to starting https://voymas.com/ There are tons of lessons learned that in this episode I will share with you. Here is the article I wrote that goes into specifics about the technical challenges I faced when using AppSync. https://medium.com/@donleyac/aws…

This episode is a little bit different than the usual. This is an excerpt from a book I'm working on. It covers the story about a boy who has been controlled his whole life to now being someone with power. He must decide what to do with this power while people forces are working against him.

At the start of this week I was physically sick and then mentally sick. I found it useful to think back to the conversations that have really inspired and provided me clarity in the past few years. These conversation formed the basis for my decision to become self employed. I really hope they positively effect you as well. Source material: Social C…

I've decided to quit my job and work on a startup and a podcast. I believe every human tries to progress in life and make the world a better place. I've pondered what progress looks like and I've decided to call upon the differing perspectives from some people in my life. Is progress technology improving, is it following your childhood dreams, is p…

My self-employment routine, a camping trip with friends, and my experience leaving my company. Listen to the fun awesome ride that this episode is.