Side projects are important. They help you channel your passion when you cannot explore that in your main project. But how do you turn it from a passion project into something bigger?
A few weeks ago, we discussed Side Quests. Chaitali shared about hers and how these side quests supercharged her career to become a Director at Google. For Path to Staff subscribers, use the code L1PHBT5 to receive a free two-week subscription to ChaiTime.
I've had a few side quests myself throughout my career. Some have failed, and some have succeeded.
But when I look back at them, I see a formula—steps to increase the chances of your side project succeeding—and I'll share it with you today.
Why bother shipping a side project
First off, let's make sure we know why we want to ship side projects:
You want to share what you've learned on the side.
You want to gather feedback.
It's not just you – multiple people across the company are spending a lot of time on this problem, and you want to share how you solved it.
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