The Side Project Episode

The Buffer Overflow Podcast

Side projects - they are everywhere in the tech industry.

On this week's episode, join Jordan and Joe as they unpack the impact of side projects. After all, Buffer itself is the result of our CEO's side project endeavors! We chat about them in terms of our careers, how to manage them, what they can help bring to the table as well as the not-so-great bits about them. Further, we ask the question - should you even have one at all? It's easy to feel left behind in the development world if you don't, but there's more to the story. We hope you enjoy this week's episode and feel free to continue the discussion online with us at @bufferdevs!

Timecodes

• 2:00 - What side projects do we have?
• 2:15 - Jordan <> Spend Stack
• 3:15 - Jordan <> A Best-in-Class iOS App: The Book
• 4:00 - Joe <> Minimize
• 5:00- Joe <> Compose Academy
• 7:30 - Good Things about Side Projects
• 7:45 - Learning new skills
• 8:44 - Skills bleed over between your job and a side project
• 12:50 - Mindfulness and Side Projects
• 13:45 - You won’t know it all or be able to learn it all
• 16:35 - Work Life Balance
• 17:00 - When do you work on it?
• 20:34 - It’s fine to go slow and be slow
• 21:10 - It’s also fine to have *zero* side projects
• 23:10 - Until next time