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Build Side Projects With 500k+ Users: Coming Up With An Idea
Alex Chiou
Tech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course Hero
Overview
How This Course Works
What Makes A Project Valuable
The Key To A Great Project Idea
Finding Inspiration
Tech Stack Rankings
Your Idea Is Worthless (For Now)
The Alex Formula
Idea Complexity
The 3 Levels Of Tech
Single Player vs. Multiplayer
Keep The Stakes Low
Simple Is Complex
Market Research
Do A Search
Look For Gaps
Your Superpower: Thinking Small
Conclusion
Putting It All Together: Idea Scorecard
Bias Towards Action
Just Keep Building
Go Deeper: Follow Through
Overview
How This Course Works
What Makes A Project Valuable
The Key To A Great Project Idea
Finding Inspiration
Tech Stack Rankings
Your Idea Is Worthless (For Now)
The Alex Formula
Idea Complexity
The 3 Levels Of Tech
Single Player vs. Multiplayer
Keep The Stakes Low
Simple Is Complex
Market Research
Do A Search
Look For Gaps
Your Superpower: Thinking Small
Conclusion
Putting It All Together: Idea Scorecard
Bias Towards Action
Just Keep Building
Go Deeper: Follow Through
Build Side Projects With 500k+ Users: Coming Up With An Idea
Alex Chiou
Tech Lead @ Robinhood, Meta, Course Hero
Overview
How This Course Works
What Makes A Project Valuable
The Key To A Great Project Idea
Finding Inspiration
Tech Stack Rankings
Your Idea Is Worthless (For Now)
The Alex Formula
Idea Complexity
The 3 Levels Of Tech
Single Player vs. Multiplayer
Keep The Stakes Low
Simple Is Complex
Market Research
Do A Search
Look For Gaps
Your Superpower: Thinking Small
Conclusion
Putting It All Together: Idea Scorecard
Bias Towards Action
Just Keep Building
Go Deeper: Follow Through
Overview
How This Course Works
What Makes A Project Valuable
The Key To A Great Project Idea
Finding Inspiration
Tech Stack Rankings
Your Idea Is Worthless (For Now)
The Alex Formula
Idea Complexity
The 3 Levels Of Tech
Single Player vs. Multiplayer
Keep The Stakes Low
Simple Is Complex
Market Research
Do A Search
Look For Gaps
Your Superpower: Thinking Small
Conclusion
Putting It All Together: Idea Scorecard
Bias Towards Action
Just Keep Building
Go Deeper: Follow Through
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Just Keep Building
Failure is a part of life and software side projects are no exception. This lesson teaches you:
The builder mindset you absolutely must have to succeed with side projects
Why a failed side project really isn't that bad, especially if you're following the advice from this course
How Alex made several stupid side projects destined for failure so you don't make the same mistakes he did
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