From 0 to 146k weekly downloads; lessons from accidental open source success

Imagine creating a humble side project that rocketed to popularity in a short amount of time to become the defacto standard among its peers. What might you learn?
What does it take to make a successful software project? What might you learn about software engineering, web development, and OSS? What could you take back to your day job?

Being the creator and maintainer of storybook-addon-next, a storybook addon that went from 1 to 146k weekly downloads in a short amount of time and becoming a key component in Storybook v7.0, Ryan Clements ended up learning a lot that helped him level up as a software engineer.

In this talk, he'll tell you the story, answer these questions, and hopefully inspire you to make even better products for your customers!