Lightning talks are all about showing us the latest and greatest. But sometimes you want someone to shake you up and push you to do the thing you've been wanting to do, but you were too lazy to do or just didn't know how. This talk is all about inspiring and motivating you to think outside the box.

1. MEET Côté
DevSuperman

2. Côté Works at
the best place EVEr!

3. Côté is working on
some really
interesting
projects along side
some reallybright
developers!

4. But after a while Côté starts to feel that
something is missing

5. He's interested in
writing mobile
apps / Machine
learning / IOT

6. He wants to learn new skills
Product management / Marketing / SEO / Blog writing

7. But... ain't nobodygottime for
that

8. Side Projects
Let's talk about

9. Side Projects Benefits
Fun
Self
development
Challenge
your mind
Keeping up with
current trends
Great for job
interviews
Prepare you to the
next step

10. Side Projects Benefits
Fun
Self
development
Challenge
your mind
Keeping up with
current trends
Great for job
interviews
Prepare you to the
next step

11. of Successful Side Projects
3 RULES

12. Keep a document with
all of your ideas
Decide on a project
#1

13. Commit to a schedule
#2

14. Commit to a schedule
#2
Introduce a change into
your daily routine

15. Commit on shipment
#3

16. Commit on shipment
#3
Spend money /
Setup deadlines that
you can't change

17. Some of My
Side Projects
.1 Learned swift and iOS
development
.2 Facebook / Slack chat bots
.3 Github crawler - Find the next
hire
.4 Building my own version of
React
.5 Writing an app for the climbing
community
.6 This talk :)

18. Sharing is CarinG
#SecretLifeOfSideProjects

19. Who knows maybe your next side project
will be like these former side projects

20. thanx!
#SecretLifeOfSideProjects
@ofirdagan2
ILLUSTRATION BY: BURNT TOAST | DESIGN BY: BECKY