Mubashar Iqbal - How to build a career & a name in tech by shipping side projects!

👉🏼 About the Guest:

Mubashar Iqbal (Maker of the Year on Product Hunt) is a serial maker and the creator of 114+ side projects! He was a Lead Engineer at Founderpath and the ex-CTO of MadGlory Interactive. Legend says Mubs shipped more than 200+ projects in the last decade. He is known for being prolific when it comes to taking an idea to MVP at lightning speed.

👉🏼 About the Host:

Sharath is a founder, creator, and community builder. He is also a serial maker who built and shipped 15+ projects using no-code tools. His SaaS product Shoutout generated $30k ARR, which was sold to a UK-based product studio. Prev, Sharath worked for world-changing startups like Product Hunt and On Deck, where he helped build and nurture communities. He also grew his audience on Twitter from 200 to 22,000 using give-first principles and creating high-value content. Currently, he is building a SaaS product called GuestLab, and runs another podcast series called YC Founder Stories alongside hosting this one.

👉🏼 Sponsor Corner:

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👉🏼 Description:

Listen in as Sharath and Mubashar discuss side projects, tech waves, new pricing models on the market, and more!

👉🏼 Timestamps:

• 00:00: Episode Highlight
• 00:44: Shoutout to Acquire.com
• 03:11: Introduction to Mubashar Iqbal – maker of 114+ side projects!
• 05:12: How Mubs has shipped 114+ side projects
• 09:33: Navigating the highs and lows of side projects
• 13:24: Handling comparison as an indie maker
• 18:22: Making money with side projects
• 23:10: Decision-making framework for an indie maker
• 26:04: Journey to being a full-time indie maker
• 36:30: Measuring your "startup age"
• 40:30: The planning process for a side project
• 45:57: Should you only work on projects where you have skin in the game?
• 49:31: What are the effects of AI on side projects
• 55:08: Which technology wave is the most interesting so far?
• 58:25: New pricing models on the market
• 1:08:19: Which tech areas are expanding for side projects?
• 1:12:44: Outro and closing thoughts

👉🏼 Resources:

• Have your product acquired: https://try.acquire.com/sharath/
• Campfire: https://once.com/campfire

👉🏼 Where to find Mubs:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mubashariqbal
• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mubashariqbal/
• Portfolio: https://iworkedon.com/@mubashariqbal

👉🏼 Where to find Sharath:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/5harath
• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@5harath
• Website: https://5harath.com/
• Newsletter: https://5harath.substack.com/