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Which side project should I focus on first?

1: Password security tool
2: Novel domain registrar
3: Stock recommendation tool
4: Slack team building app

I need your help. Any feedback or input would be amazing

Karl Clement
@karl

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Florian ARGAUD
@icesofty

Don't look for ideas, find problems.

1: Password security tool - Tons of them, and really good ones (free)
2: Novel domain registrar - What do you mean by Novel ?
3: Stock recommendation tool - Stocks are basically gambling, nah? www.forbes.com/sites/rickferr…
4: Slack team building app - More info ?

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100% agree with Florian. Focus on solving a need.

Pick a problem that you think is 1) a real problem people are willing to spend money on to solve, 2) you believe you can create a better solution for than what's out there today, and 3) make sure it's something where you can actually reach your target customer.

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Fredrik
@drikerf

What is your goal? Do you want to make a business, learn something or just for fun?

As Florian and Marc mentioned it's a good idea to solve a problem. I can also add that making something that you're not using yourself is more difficult as a one man team, unless you really like talking to users and performing user tests, in addition to making the thing.

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Jivko Mark
@markjivko

The question is not which one to choose but why. Always start with "why".

Why should you even have a side project, what's your motivation?

When you have your "why" everything falls into place.

Whenever I'm presented with multiple options I always step back and ask myself this question. Say I'm at a car dealership and the sales rep. gives me 10 options. It's easy to get lost in the details but if I remind myself why I want a car in the first place, the choice is usually crystal clear.

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