Side by Side – All things UX Design, Career, Side Projects

#07: All things side hustle

Sammy Schuckert & Ondrej Homola — Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:00:00 +0200

It’s been quiet for the last six month. Ondrej recently switched jobs and took on a new opportunity as an in-house designer for a Czech car manufacturer. He may share more in upcoming episodes. But for today, we will try something different. You know this podcast is called "Side by Side" because both Ondrej and I enjoy having little side projects. So let me (Sammy) introduce you to the guys (Simon & Dominik) that run Lito – our side hustle – together with me and hear all about our journey.

We share how it all started back in late 2015 and what happend leading up to where we are today. Building a SaaS web application for remote and distributed teams called Lito.

Here are some links you might want to check out:

Does anyone even read this? :D

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Dominik is not on social media
Simon's social media handle: @simonwalter_me (Twitter)

#06: Prototyping for Voice, Product Hunt and SEO

Sammy Schuckert & Ondrej Homola — Mon, 21 Jan 2019 07:00:00 +0100

Here's the live stream on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ECPMPAMBpYc

Here are the links mentioned in this episode.

Does anyone even read that? :D

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Ondrej's social media handle: @ondrejhomola (Insta)

#05: The 3 Trends That Will Shape UX Design in 2019

Sammy Schuckert & Ondrej Homola — Mon, 31 Dec 2018 07:00:00 +0100

Happy New Year 2019!

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#04: Make role models your family

Sammy Schuckert & Ondrej Homola — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 08:00:00 +0100

These show notes probably never follows. :P

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#03: Loop and focus baby!

Sammy Schuckert & Ondrej Homola — Tue, 30 Oct 2018 08:30:00 +0100

Feeling overwhelmed, unfocused, and not clear if the things you are doing move you forward towards what matters to you? Then this episode is for you!

Already recorded back in July now cleaned up and delivered to your ears with love from Austin, Texas and Stuttgart, Germany. The 3rd episode of Side by Side is all about finding out about what matters to you and helping you to align the things you are doing towards your personal goals. Ondrej shares an awesome design thinking method he recently (or maybe not so recently anymore ;) ) discovered in a workshop at General Assembly. Trying this method complete shifted both our focuses on to different projects.

Sorry for leaving you alone for so long, but this sometimes happens when you are doing side-projects and find out they are not entirely in line with what you are currently trying to achieve. If you are stuck and feeling unfocused, we highly recommend you try the method too. It really helped our friends who used it and us.

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Here are some links mentioned in this episode.

Ingram Spencer on LinkedIn - connect!
The looping method
Ondrej's website
Ondrej's article on Medium: How not to go insane when your epic project is killed
Sammy's website

Does anyone even read that? :D

#02: Volcano, Waves, and Side Projects

Sammy Schuckert & Ondrej Homola — Sat, 12 May 2018 13:00:00 +0200

This is the 2nd episode of Side by Side. In this episode, Ondrej talks about his upcoming trip up the Pico de Orizaba. Pico is the 3rd tallest mountain in North America, standing tall at 5,636 meters (18,491 ft).😱 You can watch the first episode of their vlog here. Sammy revisits his trip around Malaysia and his stay on Bali. Because you asked, we give some great advice on how to start side projects and how to stay motivated and gain momentum. Thanks to all the people that reached out to us after the 1st episode. You're awesome!

Some stuff we talked about:

- http://outsite.co/ -> The coworking/coliving company Sammy stayed with on his trip to Bali

- https://transistor.fm/ -> This is where we host our podcast

#01: What are you working on?

Sammy Schuckert & Ondrej Homola — Wed, 11 Apr 2018 06:00:00 +0200

Hello and welcome to the very first episode of Side by Side. A Podcast where (Ondrej and myself Sammy) talk about side projects, life, work and career stuff. Tune in every other week to listen to the challenges we run into with our side projects and learn along with us as we resolve these. In later episodes, we might bring on exciting guests that work on side projects in their spare time as well. Without further ado, let’s jump into our very first episode ever.

Projects mentioned in the podcast:

We would like to hear from you. Tweet at us at @ondrej_homola and @sammyschuckert