--- title: "Discussion on \"From Side Project to Startup - things I learned in a year.\" | Hashnode" description: "Discussion on \"From Side Project to Startup - things I learned in a year.\". It's been a roller-coaster ride full of excitement! One article is pretty short to summarise this, yet I tried my best." url: "https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84" --- [Feed](https://hashnode.com/feed) / Discussion # [From Side Project to Startup - things I learned in a year.](https://peerlist.hashnode.dev/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed) It's been a roller-coaster ride full of excitement! One article is pretty short to summarise this, yet I tried my best. Aug 6, 2022 · 7 min read · peerlist.hashnode.dev Updated Aug 8, 2022 Read the article - [#programming](https://hashnode.com/tag/programming) - [#startups](https://hashnode.com/tag/startups) - [#programming-blogs](https://hashnode.com/tag/programming-blogs) - [#productivity](https://hashnode.com/tag/productivity) ## Written by [Yogini Bende](https://hashnode.com/@yogini) @yogini · India [View profile](https://hashnode.com/@yogini) Building peerlist.io Building Peerlist - A community-led professional networking platform for people in Tech with rich work profiles | Developer | Javascript Enthusiast ## Responses 12 Markdown supported · ⌘↵ to post [Tulsi Prasad](https://hashnode.com/@heytulsiprasad) [Sep 30, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/63367d0bfa20fa4bc8e54cf1) Your journey has been an inspiration in the domain of startup building while working as a professional! ## "Have a vision of 5 years but a plan of 3 months" If there's something for me to takeaway, this is it. You never know when things might go wrong the next day while planning for long term, so you've got be vigilante while being a visionary too! Great words 👏 [Gary](https://hashnode.com/@tapive) [Sep 1, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/6310a8b475af73ad1f06448d) > If you are growing 10x, you will face 10x challenges! I would say this: To grow 10x, you need to solve 10x more problems. [Sy Hung Doan](https://hashnode.com/@hungdoansy) [Aug 17, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62fccbff1ebeafdc3d32cdf7) Amazing article. What I was so surprised at is the idea of PeerList. I had thought about it a few years back but never really put efforts into making it come true. Thank Yogini. The product is great! [Unimke Adie](https://hashnode.com/@Nonsocchi) [Aug 12, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62f654bffffdab933bde48bc) Thank you, Yogini. This was truly inspiring and I've learnt a lot from reading this. [Atharva Hinge](https://hashnode.com/@atharva36) [Aug 11, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62f4896b31be20833796e92a) As a young peep who dreams that I will also build a product someday! This was inspiring. This made me realise the importance of networking and meeting new people and facing rejections! Thankyou for this. [VaibhavMatere](https://hashnode.com/@vaibhavmatere) [Aug 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62f10293e3a3793580e061a1) This story is so inspiring. Idk why but Peerlist feels like my own thing. I keep suggesting this to my new friends in tech. Also, I really like the recent addition of Peerlist hire. All the best for future endeavours 🥂 🥳 [Andrew Baisden](https://hashnode.com/@andrewbaisden) [Aug 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62f0ce70dfc2b15565885b5e) So inspiring well done [Yogini Bende](https://hashnode.com/@yogini) you have accomplished so much and come so far. [Yogini Bende](https://hashnode.com/@yogini) [Aug 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62f0ce70dfc2b15565885b5e#reply-62f0fbeddfc2b155658867d3) Thank you, Andrew! You are always so kind :) [Victor Eke](https://hashnode.com/@Eke) [Aug 7, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62f02024dfc2b155658844f8) As someone who dreams of building a SASS or product someday, this was very informative and inspiring at the same time. I can't imagine what a tough decision it was to leave the comfort of your paid job for Peerlist. I really admire that. I noticed you introduced job boards, that's a fabulous addition to Peerlist. I'm a registered user and I look forward to seeing Peerlist grow even bigger. ### All the best. 🎉 [Yogini Bende](https://hashnode.com/@yogini) [Aug 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62f02024dfc2b155658844f8#reply-62f0fbd4e3a3793580e05ffc) Thank you, Victor! Many more things are coming :) [RÆIN](https://hashnode.com/@rainer0117) [Aug 7, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62eff42fe3a3793580e03972) # There are high chances they cannot see what you can see about your project! [Yogini Bende](https://hashnode.com/@yogini) [Aug 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62eff42fe3a3793580e03972#reply-62f0fbabe3a3793580e05fe9) 🙌🏼 [Avinash Dalvi](https://hashnode.com/@AvinashDalvi) [Aug 7, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62efb333ba649046e8d8fc07) This is really inspirational story. I more like this approach to judge about yourself ( No one know yourself better than you ) "**if I get a job offer within two weeks, I will go full-time for Peerlist.** " Here you both won this battle. All the very best for future plan about Peerlist. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 [Yogini Bende](https://hashnode.com/@yogini) [Aug 8, 2022](https://hashnode.com/posts/from-side-project-to-startup-things-i-learned-in-a-year/62ee9cb4e3a3793580e00d84/comment/62efb333ba649046e8d8fc07#reply-62f0fba0dfc2b1556588679c) Thanks a lot, Avinash!