Why are you building projects on the side? Is there any chance the benefit from side projects can be fulfilled in a dayjob (this or different)? As far handling, if possible farm out some work. Upwork has been great for me for this. If you can't do that, then not sure what else to suggest. Time blocking + reducing side gig time to weekends only maybe (or something like that).
My biggest aim with my side projects is to generate income and make it my full-time work, but I always learn a lot, and it helps me grow as a Technical Product Manager.
Although it helps, it's a tough schedule to keep up with that, because I tend to focus on the project and lose track of my day job work.
Would be fun to chat on a Zoom some day. I'm an ex-TPM as well. Replacing f/t income with side gigs is something I have spent (literally) decades decoding. Certainly haven't figured it all out. But I'm actively learning learning from past experiences now (vs passively before). Becoming a PM helped a lot. Saw a different view on business besides "solution space" where I would hang out a lot. I'm still working on perfecting my master recipe for startups.
Why are you building projects on the side? Is there any chance the benefit from side projects can be fulfilled in a dayjob (this or different)? As far handling, if possible farm out some work. Upwork has been great for me for this. If you can't do that, then not sure what else to suggest. Time blocking + reducing side gig time to weekends only maybe (or something like that).
My biggest aim with my side projects is to generate income and make it my full-time work, but I always learn a lot, and it helps me grow as a Technical Product Manager.
Although it helps, it's a tough schedule to keep up with that, because I tend to focus on the project and lose track of my day job work.
Would be fun to chat on a Zoom some day. I'm an ex-TPM as well. Replacing f/t income with side gigs is something I have spent (literally) decades decoding. Certainly haven't figured it all out. But I'm actively learning learning from past experiences now (vs passively before). Becoming a PM helped a lot. Saw a different view on business besides "solution space" where I would hang out a lot. I'm still working on perfecting my master recipe for startups.
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