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Start a side project with a colleague

"What if you and a colleague launched something together alongside your regular work?"

Why this is so fun

You get to know your colleague in a way no team-building event ever manages — you see how someone thinks when there's no boss watching. Meanwhile, you're building something tangible that's truly yours, from the first idea scribbled on a napkin to the first user who says: 'this is exactly what I needed.'

Someone who did this

Joris (29), Rotterdam — UX designer at a mid-sized agency, makes ceramics on weekends

We were both complaining by the coffee machine that there wasn't a decent tool for our own industry, and three months later we had a paying client.

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First 3 steps

  1. 1Pick 1 shared frustration or hobby as your starting point
  2. 2Block out 2 hours per week together for 8 weeks
  3. 3Launch a minimum viable version after 2 months
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