@mubashariqbal has launched 80+ products, is a 3-time Maker of Year nominee, and winner. But his story starts when he was 8, copying code from a magazine into a computer.
Our Content Lead, @sarmariewright sat down & talked to him about his journey.
🧵 Here are some insights.
Q: Bootstrapping v fundraising?
A: I like the bootstrapping approach because it removes obstacles that you have to exploring ideas. I don’t fall in the camp of you have to do things one way or another, it’s based on the idea that you have & the things you're trying to do.
Q: How do you decide who to work with?
A: It’s just a matter of how you feel: Is this someone I want to work with? How serious are they? What are they going to do with the MVP? Would they want to expand? If so, it’s much more likely that I’d be interested in helping out.
"The more that you can show that you're prepared, that you're excited about it, and that you've already explored the idea… that’s always a really good sign that I should get in on this because this will happen with or without me."
"I love it when people come to me & actually sat down and taken the time to think through their idea. It’s not just 'I want to build X, Y, Z.' It's just not as simple as that, right? Have you actually thought about who your target audience is? How are you going to reach them?"
Read the full story and jump to the comments section to ask Mubs any questions you have for him.
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