412: Side Project Perfectionism

<p>This week, we talk about how we combat perfectionism in our side projects, the value of shipping, and why sharing a project too early can backfire. In the Sidebar, we recap Apple’s September event with our hot takes and spicy opinions.</p><h3><strong>Golden Ratio Supporters:</strong></h3><p><a href="https://www.plume.com"><strong>Plume</strong></a> empowers a billion smart devices in homes and small businesses through a suite of adaptive WiFi, AI security, and parental control. They're hiring product designers to build the future of smart home services. They're hiring product designers with 2-5 years of experience shipping products — learn more at <a href="https://designdetails.fm/plume">designdetails.fm/plume</a>. Oh, and they just raised a <a href="https://news.crunchbase.com/news/smart-home-saas-startup-plume-raises-270m-series-e-reaching-1-35b-valuation/">$270m series E</a>, so now's the time!</p><h3><strong>Latest VIP Patrons:</strong></h3><ul><li>Kyle</li><li>Skyler Schain</li><li>Elena Newbrough</li><li>Dominique Horner</li><li>Colin Chapin</li><li>Keiron Boswell</li><li>Eva Ratcliffe</li><li>Mike Waclo</li><li>Aleksey Nikitin</li><li>Cliff Warren</li><li>Edward Gyngell</li><li>Stevie Rodger</li><li>Sarah Catherine Smith</li></ul><h3><strong>The Sidebar:</strong></h3><p>The Sidebar is an exclusive weekly segment for our Patreon supporters. You can subscribe starting at $1 per month for access to bonus content going forward! Sign up at <a href="https://patreon.com/designdetails">patreon.com/designdetails</a>.</p><h3><strong>Main Topic:</strong></h3><p>This week, we talk about how we combat perfectionism in our side projects, the value of shipping, and why sharing a project too early can backfire.</p><blockquote><p><i>Would love to know your thoughts on tackling progress over perfection especially in the product design world.</i></p><p><i>I know Marshall doesn't want to publish anything which isn't perfect to his eyes but the issue is that I'm not as nearly as good as Marshall 😭, so it would be interestin