Side Hustle School Ep. 3346 - Q&A: “I'm being headhunted... for my side hustle!”
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Feb 28, 2026 Josh, an IT pro who built a popular coding-test side project, shares how a hobby launch on Hacker News snowballed into downloads and an unsolicited interview. He talks about putting projects out into the world, handling unexpected attention, and treating marketing as part of development. Short, surprising outcomes follow taking risks and shipping work.
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Hobby Coding Test Attracts A Job Offer
- Josh built a simple coding test as a personal hobby to evaluate junior programmers.
- He posted an MVP on Hacker News, got favorable downloads, and unexpectedly received a job inquiry from a company that hadn't interviewed him.
Unexpected Outcomes Signal Productive Risk Taking
- Unexpected outcomes often follow from stepping out of your comfort zone and launching a side project.
- Chris frames such surprises as normal parts of adventure and opportunity rather than anomalies.
Ask What You Learned And What Comes Next
- Answer what you learned from initial feedback and define the logical next development step.
- Also plan the marketing message early; Chris warns against treating marketing as an afterthought after product work.