2
3 Comments

Side project => Startup?

At what point can a product be considered to be gaining enough traction as to warrant the transition from a mere side project to a more serious, potentially startup?
Just some general pointers from person experience etc.?

Thank You

  1. 1

    I'd wait until it reaches about 1.5x your current salary.
    But yeah, migrating to full-time also means more time to focus on that one project too, not need to be too careful if you believe in that project.

  2. 1

    Probably when you can confidently leave your current main job/project for this one.
    I saw people leaving once their side project was earning equivalent of their salary, but in most cases that wad too early. You should be confident in your new ship;)

  3. 0

    I feel like everyone just makes it up anyway. As well as giving themselves title of "CTO" of their create-react-app.