# Steven Tey

> Steven Tey is the founder and CEO of Dub, a link attribution and partner growth platform. A former Vercel senior developer advocate and Minerva University alumnus, he created One Word Domains, ShareGPT, and Novel. Before building software, he published award-winning science fiction under the pen name Steven Steel.

- **Role:** Founder and CEO at Dub
- **Organizations:** Dub, Vercel, One Word Domains
- **Nationality:** Malaysian
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree; described his studies as data science and brand management in a 2020 interview, Minerva University
- **Known for:** Won a 2015 Wattys award for Someone’s In My Head as Steven Steel., Won the fiction category of the 2017 Popular-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards., Built One Word Domains, ShareGPT, and Novel.

## Career timeline

- **2015** — Someone’s In My Head, published under Steven Steel, won a Wattys award.
- **2017** — Someone’s In My Head won the fiction category of the Popular-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards.
- **2020** — Built and launched One Word Domains in May, while an undergraduate at Minerva.
- **2021** — Graduated from Minerva University; worked in developer advocacy at Vercel.
- **2022** — Launched Dub as an open-source side project on September 22 to address a link-sharing need at Vercel.
- **2023** — Published the updated Vercel Platforms Starter Kit announcement as Senior Developer Advocate; Dub rebranded from dub.sh to dub.co in August.
- **2024** — Announced a company around Dub in January; Dub won Product Hunt Product of the Month following its March 21 launch.
- **2025** — Dub launched conversion tracking in January and made Dub Partners generally available in August.
- **2026** — Dub expanded partner infrastructure with stablecoin payouts, commission analytics, partner referrals, an MCP server, and a Program Marketplace.

## Achievements

- Won a 2015 Wattys award for Someone’s In My Head as Steven Steel.
- Won the fiction category of the 2017 Popular-The Star Readers’ Choice Awards.
- Built One Word Domains, ShareGPT, and Novel.
- Dub won Product Hunt Product of the Day, Week, and Month following its March 2024 launch.
- Dub reported 126 million clicks tracked, 700,000 links created, and 56,000 new users in its 2024 year-end review.
- Dub reported $10 million in partner payouts in six months in December 2025; its current history records more than $20 million in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2025-12** — Dub announced more than $10 million in partner payouts over six months.
- **2026-03** — Dub introduced USDC stablecoin payouts for partners.
- **2026-05** — Dub announced partner referrals, partner tags, commission analytics, an MCP server, and the Dub Network Referral Bonus.

## Links

- Website: https://steventey.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steventey
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/steventey
- GitHub: https://github.com/steven-tey
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thestevensteel/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13