Behind-the-scenes of building Hubsy


Ever had a project in your brain for years, and then suddenly feel so close to completion you can almost touch it

That was us this summer.

We were juggling kids off school, mountains of laundry and roughly one million “Mum, can I have a snack?” requests…

…all while secretly building something we’ve wanted to create since 2019.

It’s called Hubsy, and if you’ve been following along on Instagram, you’ve probably heard a little bit about it.

But we've SO many questions since we first mentioned it, we decided to record a podcast to tell you exactly what it is, why we built it, and who it’s for.

We're sharing:

  • The backstory of Hubsy
  • Why we got so fed up with the tools out there
  • How it is going to replace a whole stack of software for you
  • When it’s launching — and how to be first in line

It’s very real, very unfiltered, and full of the chaos that went into finally making this thing a reality, tap here to listen on Apple podcasts or listen on Spotify 👇

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Enjoy!

~ The two Lauras

P.S. What we didn't tell you in this episode is how much our beta testers are loving it so far... here are some first impressions.

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