Side projects are like potato chips.

You can't just have one.

(even though you know having just one would be better for you.)

In fact, it's the opposite: it's like every idea unlocks 10 new ones. They are Antifragile.

You try to stave off the appetite for a little while by buying domains for your ideas, but it doesn't last.

Soon enough, you find yourself cheating on your side project with another side project, and before long you will learn it's: Mo' Products, Mo' Problems, and that you really need to work on your juggling skills.

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It doesn't have to be like that though.

Managing multiple side projects doesn't have to be a pain.

In fact, we promote exploring more than one idea early on, to build a better product later on, as discussed in The Launch Funnel.

The key is to be strategic about it.

In this article we introduce a framework that doesn't just help you manage multiple projects like a pro, it also makes having more products better than having fewer.

That framework is The NoCode Value Ladder.

The Problem