Managing Side Projects - Brian Lovin (Staff Product Designer @ Github)

My guest today is Brian Lovin who is a staff product designer at Github. In this episode, we discuss the following: - What was Brian Lovin like as a child - What gets Brian Lovin excited about blogging - Brian Lovin's framework to figuring out what and how often to blog - What drives Brian Lovin - Brian Lovin's relationship with money - Importance of ownership in a business if you want to get rich - Brian Lovin's journey of starting Design Details podcast and podcast network Spec.fm - Brian Lovin's framework for deciding when to shut down a side project - How Brian Lovin got the idea to start Spectrum - Raising $400,000 seed round - Pitching to the right set of investors - Getting acquired by GitHub - Productivity cycles - Taking time off to recharge - Brian Lovin's advice for designers For show notes, guest bio, and more, please visit: www.designmba.show Level Up Your Design Career (Free Email Course): https://levelup.designmba.show/