Making side projects

Chris Sev

Bootstrapping

Idea

Who's had a side project?

What's more important?

Solve your own problem

Don't change the world

Find a niche

Build

Do i need to code?

Making a website

• carrd

• typeform

• shopify

Building a list

• Social networks

• mailchimp

• converkit

taking payments

stripe

Integrating

Zapier

launch

sites to launch

• Product hunt

• Hacker news

• Reddit

• Niche websites

Grow

February 2013

0

Pure CSS3 Star Wars Lightsaber Checkboxes

April 2013

23,980

Learn

get feedback every step

hotjar

usertesting

nps score

Monetize

Transparency + Trust

baremetrics.com/open-startups

Dont be afraid to ask for money

Best customers understand

Monetizing

• Ads

• Sponsorships

• Patronage

• AFFILIATE

• Subscriptions

try. iterate. try

Fans!

• Idea

• Build

• Launch

• Grow

• Monetize

Repeat

Resources

thanks!