# Jared Brown

> Jared Brown is the Atlanta-based co-founder and CEO of Hubstaff. A Purdue computer science graduate and former freelance developer, he joined Dave Nevogt to build the remote-work software company in 2012. His career includes an early iPhone camera app, the Talentopoly developer community and a long period of bootstrapping before Hubstaff accepted a WestView growth investment in 2023. He writes and speaks about distributed teams, clear processes and making workforce data useful.

- **Role:** Co-founder and CEO at Hubstaff
- **Organizations:** Hubstaff, Talentopoly
- **From:** New Jersey, United States
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Purdue University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Hubstaff and helped build it through more than a decade of operation., Co-financed Hubstaff’s initial development with a $26,000 contribution, matched by Dave Nevogt., Oversaw the technical side of Hubstaff, including server-side Ruby on Rails development.

## Career timeline

- **2004** — Graduated from Purdue University with a bachelor’s degree in computer science.
- **2008** — Began an iPhone camera-app project with his future wife during the early App Store period, as recounted to Entrepreneurs on Fire.
- **Before 2012** — Worked as a freelance and consulting developer and built Talentopoly, a community for developers and designers.
- **2012** — Partnered with Dave Nevogt to build Hubstaff; development began in May and a beta followed later that year.
- **2013** — Hubstaff began charging for its product in August, according to Brown’s SaaS Club account.
- **2023** — As co-founder and CEO, announced Hubstaff’s growth partnership with WestView Capital Partners on August 28.
- **2025** — Discussed roughly $33 million in company ARR and more than 130 employees on IndieRails in December.
- **2026** — Continued leading Hubstaff as it announced a CLI, enhanced API access and MCP server for workforce data in September.

## Achievements

- Co-founded Hubstaff and helped build it through more than a decade of operation.
- Co-financed Hubstaff’s initial development with a $26,000 contribution, matched by Dave Nevogt.
- Oversaw the technical side of Hubstaff, including server-side Ruby on Rails development.
- Built an early iPhone camera app introduced by Entrepreneurs on Fire as having more than 2.5 million downloads.
- Led Hubstaff through its announced 2023 growth partnership with WestView Capital Partners.
- Reported roughly $33 million in Hubstaff annual recurring revenue in a December 2025 IndieRails conversation; this is a dated company metric.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Hubstaff announced a CLI, enhanced API and MCP server on September 10, connecting workforce data to AI assistants and developer workflows.
- **2026-09** — Published the LinkedIn article “Meeting Overload is Becoming Measurable Infrastructure Debt” on September 30.
- **2026-08** — Published “Operational Data Isn’t the Problem: Understanding It Is” on the Hubstaff blog on August 9.
- **2025-12** — Appeared on IndieRails episode 70 on December 23, discussing Hubstaff’s growth and long-term company building.

## Links

- Website: https://hubstaff.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaredbrown
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/jaredbrown

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Last updated: 2026-10-25