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Pablo Stanley vs Shawn Wang (swyx)
Products, revenue & stack compared side by side.
Designer and serial maker behind Humaaans, Blush and Lummi, which Udemy acquired
@pablostanley United States
Pablo Stanley vs Shawn Wang (swyx) at a glance
Pablo Stanley and Shawn Wang (swyx) are both indie makers listed on IndieMakerList. They overlap in AI Builders and Creators & Writers. Both are based in San Francisco, United States. Pablo Stanley has 8 products listed on IndieMakerList vs Shawn Wang (swyx)'s 3. Pablo has sold 1 product. On X, Pablo has about 103K followers and Shawn about 201K.
Side-by-side comparison
- Based in
- Pablo Stanley: San Francisco, United States
- Shawn Wang (swyx): San Francisco, United States
- Started
- Pablo Stanley: —
- Shawn Wang (swyx): —
- Revenue (self-reported)
- Pablo Stanley: Not public
- Shawn Wang (swyx): Not public
- Products listed
- Pablo Stanley: 8
- Shawn Wang (swyx): 3
- Product status
- Pablo Stanley: 7 active · 1 acquired
- Shawn Wang (swyx): 3 active
- X followers
- Pablo Stanley: 103K
- Shawn Wang (swyx): 201K
- Categories
- Pablo Stanley: Design ToolsAI BuildersCreators & Writers
- Shawn Wang (swyx): Educators & Course CreatorsCreators & WritersAI BuildersCommunity Builders
- Style
- Pablo Stanley: exitedserial maker
- Shawn Wang (swyx): builds in public
- Courses & resources
- Pablo Stanley: 1
- Shawn Wang (swyx): 4
Revenue figures are self-reported by each maker and not audited; dates and scope differ. Highlighted categories are shared by both.
Top products
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.
Latent Space
latent.space
Podcast and newsletter for AI engineers.
AI Engineer
ai.engineer
Conferences and community for AI engineers.
smol.ai
smol.ai
AI company behind the AINews daily digest of AI discussions.
Tech stack
No tools in common in their publicly listed stacks. See the indie maker tech stack.
Figma
No stack shared publicly.
How they build
- 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 in public: create the learning exhaust you wish you had found.
- Pick up what others put down — help with neglected work to get noticed.
- Name emerging roles and communities early.
Learn from Pablo and Shawn
- [youtube] Sketch Together
- [book] The Coding Career Handbook
- [podcast] Latent Space · Free
- [newsletter] AINews by smol.ai · Free
- [template] Learn In Public essay · Free
Pablo Stanley vs Shawn Wang (swyx) FAQ
Who makes more money, Pablo Stanley or Shawn Wang (swyx)?
Neither Pablo Stanley nor Shawn Wang (swyx) has publicly reported a revenue figure that IndieMakerList tracks, so it's not public.
Who has built more products, Pablo Stanley or Shawn Wang (swyx)?
Pablo Stanley has 8 products listed (including Lummi, Blush and Humaaans); Shawn Wang (swyx) has 3 products listed (Latent Space, AI Engineer and smol.ai).
What tech stack do Pablo Stanley and Shawn Wang (swyx) use?
Pablo Stanley uses Figma. Shawn Wang (swyx) hasn't shared a stack. They don't list any tools in common.
Where are Pablo Stanley and Shawn Wang (swyx) based?
Pablo Stanley: San Francisco, United States. Shawn Wang (swyx): San Francisco, United States.
Are Pablo Stanley and Shawn Wang (swyx) bootstrapped?
Neither is tagged as bootstrapped on IndieMakerList; see their profiles for how each funds their work.
Full profiles
Read the full story, timeline and links on Pablo Stanley's profile and Shawn Wang (swyx)'s profile.
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