Why Side Projects Are So Important

Ryan Perry
Nov 3 · 6 min read
Photo Credit: Natasha Dzhola

My Start with Side Projects

A few years ago, I came up with a plan to make $10,000 per month. I had gotten comfortable in my role at work and I wanted to start working on a side project idea that would generate some “passive” income.

One day, a coworker of mine helped me solve (what I thought was) the last problem preventing me from starting and I told him that…

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Ryan Perry

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www.ryanperry.io || Software Engineer || Product Manager || Bootcamp grad. Worked at Sensor Tower, Google, Goldman Sachs, PwC

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