I would say forget that you have $1k, try to start from zero (or as close to it as possible)
When people think they have $$$ to throw at an idea they usually make bad decisions. Try and spend as little as possible of the $1k, test your ideas quickly for free and aim for simplicity and early revenue.
This is especially true if it's your first side project. Once you have two or three things launched you have valuable networks that you can draw on for your next project and so on.
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I would say forget that you have $1k, try to start from zero (or as close to it as possible)
When people think they have $$$ to throw at an idea they usually make bad decisions. Try and spend as little as possible of the $1k, test your ideas quickly for free and aim for simplicity and early revenue.
This is especially true if it's your first side project. Once you have two or three things launched you have valuable networks that you can draw on for your next project and so on.