# Mubs

> Mubashar Iqbal - known universally as Mubs - is a Pakistani-born, upstate New York-based software developer and serial maker who has shipped over 126 products in 26 years, won Product Hunt's Maker of the Year award in 2016, and built Will Robots Take My Job?, a site that racked up 14 million page views in weeks. He works nights (11pm-2am) while his family sleeps, ships fast, and moves on - building everything from AI news feeds to sourdough timers.

- **Role:** Owner-Member at Limeleaf Worker Collective; Founder at Mubs Inc.
- **Organizations:** Limeleaf Worker Collective, Mubs Inc., Founderpath (former), Quuu (former), MadGlory Interactive (former), AREA 17 (former)
- **From:** Pakistan
- **Nationality:** Pakistani-British-American
- **Education:** Not specified, University of Hertfordshire
- **Known for:** Product Hunt Maker of the Year 2016 (Golden Kitty Award winner), Product Hunt Maker of the Year 2015 runner-up, Product Hunt Maker of the Year 2017 runner-up

## Career timeline

- **2000** — Built Game Navigator, his first tracked project
- **2001** — Built Episode List, an online TV guide - his personal favorite project
- **2000s** — Worked at digital agencies including AREA 17 and MadGlory Interactive (CTO)
- **2012** — Contributed to Statamic, a database-free website builder
- **2015** — Co-founded Quuu (social media content suggestions); built Marketing Stack (sold); Runner-up, Product Hunt Maker of the Year
- **2016** — Won Product Hunt Golden Kitty Award: Maker of the Year; built BotList (chatbot directory)
- **2017** — Built Will Robots Take My Job? with Dimitar Raykov - 14M+ pageviews; Runner-up Maker of the Year
- **2019** — Built Pod Hunt (podcast discovery) and I Worked On (project portfolio tracker)
- **2020** — Co-founded Founderpath (dilution-free SaaS funding platform); built indiehackers.tv
- **2023** — Built Bens Bites News (daily AI product launches) and GuestLab (sold)
- **2024** — Built Bluesky Directory during November 2024 Bluesky migration wave - 1M visits; launched Side Project MVP newsletter
- **2025** — Joined Limeleaf Worker Collective as Owner-Member (April 22, 2025)
- **2026** — Built Bulk Fermentation (sourdough timing calculator); 126+ total documented projects

## Achievements

- Product Hunt Maker of the Year 2016 (Golden Kitty Award winner)
- Product Hunt Maker of the Year 2015 runner-up
- Product Hunt Maker of the Year 2017 runner-up
- Will Robots Take My Job? - 14 million+ page views, covered by Fortune, Fox News, Mashable, Vice, Gizmodo
- Bluesky Directory - 1 million visits, partnered with Flipboard's Surf browser
- 126+ documented projects shipped over 26 years
- Co-founded Founderpath, a SaaS founder capital platform
- Featured in The Next Web, Mashable, LifeHacker, Fortune, Business Insider, Vice, Gizmodo, Fox News

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Built Bulk Fermentation, a sourdough timing calculator - his 126th+ documented project
- **2025-04** — Joined Limeleaf Worker Collective as Owner-Member, with candidacy period unanimously waived
- **2024-11** — Bluesky Directory hit 1 million visits during the November 2024 Bluesky migration wave
- **2024-07** — Launched Side Project MVP newsletter sharing tips for building side projects while working a 9-5
- **2024-12** — Featured on High Signal podcast discussing building the Bluesky Directory

## Links

- Website: https://mubs.me
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mubashariqbal
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal
- GitHub: https://github.com/mubashariqbal

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Last updated: 2026-04-26