Side Projects

This presentation was given to a local Coder Academy cohort on what Side Projects are, along with how to approach sideprojects, how to allocate time and priority and more.

Transcript

1. SIDE PROJECTS LACHLAN YOUNG @BuiltByProxy
2. TODAY'S PRESENTATION KEY POINTS How to find a side project Two avenues for 'success' By-Products of Side Projects Value Miscellaneous social tips 1/
3. 'CODE SOCIETY' A BRIEF HISTORY 1970 Video Games were created NASA Punch Card Programming 2000 Basic HTML 2019 It's not what it was 2/
4. KISS Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life. MARK TWAIN 3/ KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID
5. 4/ TWO AVENUES PROFESSIONAL Users -> Revenue PERSONAL Knowledge -> Compound CHOOSE YOUR SKILL TREE
6. GREAT Make it stupid SMART Make it simple SUCCESSFUL Make it for you COMPLETE Make it. What's wrong with them 5/ It doesn't have to be:
7. YOUR VALUE 9-5 VS YOU Everyone can learn to code. but not everyone can care to code Junior Mid Senior 50 40 30 20 10 0 6/
8. INFINITELY BENEFICIAL By-Products of Side Projects It's not just about the code 7/
9. I SAW A GUY AT HEALTH-HACK ON THE WEEKEND THAT I REMEMBERED FROM A TANDA HACKATHON. NEARLY GAVE HIM A JOB THERE AND THEN - ADAM LYONS | TANDA CTO @BuiltByProxy TANDA IS ALWAYS HIRING: CONTACT ME
10. HACKATHON