Directory of tools and applications for Bluesky, later sold.
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Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) vs Pablo Stanley
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Upstate New York maker running a solo product studio with 100+ side projects
@mubashariqbal United States
Designer and serial maker behind Humaaans, Blush and Lummi, which Udemy acquired
@pablostanley United States
Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) vs Pablo Stanley at a glance
Both Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) and Pablo Stanley have sold at least one product and are serial makers. They overlap in Creators & Writers and AI Builders. Mubashar is based in Clifton Park, United States, Pablo in San Francisco, United States. Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) has 6 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Pablo Stanley's 8. Mubashar has sold 1 product and Pablo the same number. On X, Mubashar has about 16K followers and Pablo about 103K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): Clifton Park, United States
- Pablo Stanley: San Francisco, United States
- Started
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): —
- Pablo Stanley: —
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): Not public
- Pablo Stanley: Not public
- Products listed
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): 6
- Pablo Stanley: 8
- Product status
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): 5 active · 1 acquired
- Pablo Stanley: 7 active · 1 acquired
- X followers
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): 16K
- Pablo Stanley: 103K
- Categories
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): Directory MakersCreators & WritersAI Builders
- Pablo Stanley: Design ToolsAI BuildersCreators & Writers
- Style
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): solobootstrappedbuilds in publicexitedserial maker
- Pablo Stanley: exitedserial maker
- Courses & resources
- Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): 1
- Pablo Stanley: 1
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
I Worked On
iworkedon.com
Portfolio tool for makers to showcase the products they've built.
Side Project MVP
sideprojectmvp.com
Newsletter and resource site on building side projects.
Ben's Bites News
news.bensbites.co
Community-curated AI news site built for the Ben's Bites newsletter.
AI image platform offering free stock photos, illustrations and editing tools for designers.
Blush
blush.design
Customizable illustrations by artists worldwide that can be remixed in Figma and the browser.
Humaaans
humaaans.com
Free mix-and-match library of people illustrations.
Open Peeps
openpeeps.com
Free hand-drawn illustration library of people built from mix-and-match parts.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
No stack shared publicly.
Figma
How they build
- Ship lots of small side projects; volume teaches you what works.
- Build tools for communities you're part of.
- Keep a public portfolio of everything you make.
- Give away useful design resources for free to build goodwill and an audience.
- Make tools playful and remixable so non-illustrators can create.
- Keep shipping side projects to explore new technology.
- Teach in public through videos, comics and podcasts.
Learn from Mubashar and Pablo
- [newsletter] Side Project MVP
- [youtube] Sketch Together
Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) vs Pablo Stanley FAQ
Who makes more money, Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) or Pablo Stanley?
Neither Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) nor Pablo Stanley has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.
Who has built more products, Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) or Pablo Stanley?
Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) has 6 products listed (including Bluesky Directory, I Worked On and Side Project MVP); Pablo Stanley has 8 products listed (including Lummi, Blush and Humaaans).
What tech stack do Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) and Pablo Stanley use?
Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) hasn't shared a stack. Pablo Stanley uses Figma. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) and Pablo Stanley based?
Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs): Clifton Park, United States. Pablo Stanley: San Francisco, United States.
Are Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) and Pablo Stanley bootstrapped?
Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs) is listed as bootstrapped; Pablo Stanley isn't tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Mubashar Iqbal (Mubs)'s profile and Pablo Stanley's profile.
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