Mark Rubin, PhD: Indie Apps & Building Creative Software

Mark Rubin combines software development, consulting, and entrepreneurship to create applications across a wide range of fields. As the founder of Smappsoft and an experienced iOS developer, he has built apps spanning social networking, photo sharing, games, and music.

His career reflects the possibilities of independent software development, where technical skills and creative problem solving come together. Through building products and sharing knowledge with the developer community, Mark demonstrates the value of experimentation and adaptability.

In this episode:

  • Creating independent apps across multiple categories and industries
  • Growing a software career through experimentation and problem solving
  • Combining consulting work with personal product development
  • Exploring the creative side of building technology products

Topics: ios development, indie software, app development, entrepreneurship, mobile apps

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Mark holds a PhD and degrees in Physics and Electrical Engineering from MIT and UCSB, and pivoted from the semiconductor industry to iOS development, where he has since built over 30 apps with a combined reach of millions of users. He founded indie shop Smappsoft in 2009 and co-hosts the More Than Just Code podcast.

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