Work on 1 project or 2 in parallel?
I have started developing a project and after a few months a new idea for a potentially even better project (monetary wise) came in my mind.
Should i start working on that new project while still finishing the first one? Or start the second project only after the first one is finished? And why?
There is great Tedx talk about that: https://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford_a_powerful_way_to_unleash_your_natural_creativity/transcript?language=en
Wow, this Ted Talk is amazing. I can relate on so many different levels here. I’ve been naturally doing this for years and didn’t really have a name for it. Thank you for sharing!
To summarize the video, work on both ideas, just ensure that it’s related to similar-ish fields so the learnings can intersect between each other to bread creativity.
Right now I'm in the situation when I'm working on 3 projects in parallel (2 commercial, 1 my own) and I have to admit it's hard. I would always prefer to work on something one. The only preference I see is it is learning me how to distribute my time better.
It’s preferable to finish one first, and then start working on another one. But either way, you end up maintaining two projects.
I’m already on my third project and still maintain my other two. But the more you have, the more time you take from the others to grow and improve them.
You will never know in advance which one will make you more money.
Too vague indeed to give you a proper response. But if project 2 is significantly better (in a validated way I hope, not "I think that..."), why not drop project 1 completely ?
By my analysis and in theory, I predict the project 1 to have a higher chances of failure, or at least a delayed time of success (might succeed after months or year+ after deployment), while project 2 should have higher chances of success because of its nature and purpose.
It's far too vague of a situation to answer with any kind of meaning. 🤷🏽♀️