I began my side-project [1] one year ago. I quit my very well-paid job 6 months ago to make my side-project my full-time job. It is going quite well (I am nowh

I began my side-project [1] one year ago. I quit my very well-paid job 6 months ago to make my side-project my full-time job. It is going quite well (I am nowhere near making the same money). Just 2 of us at the moment. I've learnt so much over this period. Like what you would get over 10 years in a big tech company while jumping over all the hierarchy. Moreover, my very first side project turned me from a guy who knows only Python into a guy who can set up entire architecture on the cloud. Later, I became somewhat a "rockstar"/jack-of-all-trades engineer. But I agree, unless you do your side-project just to do something then it is your hobby. My advice would be: someone has to pay for your side project's product/service. Because only then you can show that it generates real business value. This is the only thing which should matter to your future employer. You generate business value. [1] https://newscatcherapi.com/ https://newscatcherapi.com/