Shane

founder of Software Finder

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Shane is the co-founder and chief Operating officer of Software Finder. Shane has said he worked in corporate sales in petrochemicals for about two years. Shane has also said that, with a finance background, he did not join multinationals such as Unilever or P&G.

Early life and background

Shane has said he was born in Lahore and lived there for about 30 years. [1]

Education

Shane has said he attended Beaconhouse for his schooling and graduated from LUMS in 2011. Shane has also said he holds a finance degree. [1]

Career

Shane has said he worked in corporate sales in petrochemicals for about two years. Shane has also said that, with a finance background, he did not join multinationals such as Unilever or P&G. [1]

Shane has said he moved from Lahore to Karachi in 2016. Shane has said he did investment strategy work for a conglomerate in Karachi for five years, and that he worked with Dawood Hercules, a big conglomerate. Shane has said he was a senior manager looking after a portfolio of billions of rupees. [1]

Shane has said he was the last person to leave the job, and that he moved to Canada in 2020 to explore his luck. [1]

Software Finder

Shane has said he and Adnan went separate ways, with Adnan going to Australia and Shane staying in Karachi, before they reconnected in 2018 and began discussing the idea. Shane has said that for about a year and a half he received nothing from the venture. Shane has said the website took three months to develop and that the company was making money in that period by partnering with a third party. [1]

Shane has said he took a pay cut of about 50 to 60 percent, done in tranches. Shane has said camaraderie and knowing each other's strengths were extremely critical. Shane has said the company made sure it started getting money early, doing the complete opposite of the usual approach. Shane has said the company is bootstrapped and has raised no funding, and that it is debt-free with no loan or credit line. [1]

Shane has said the company has more than 350 employees in four countries, and that it grew from about 200 employees to 350 between 2024 and 2025. About 90% of the company's workforce is in Pakistan, according to Shane, and the company has offices in Dubai, the US and Canada. Shane has said the company moved its base to Dubai because running it across time zones was hard. [1]

Shane has said nearly all of the company's customers are in the United States, which is its target market. Shane has said the company plans to expand to Karachi and Islamabad to tap their talent base. [1]

Views

Shane has said software no longer requires 100,000 to 200,000 dollars of development cost, because tools can now do the coding. Shane has said the number of software products is increasing, and that he does not expect the company's margins to shrink. Shane has also said that one year down the road there will be an event involving people who took a lot of money and developed bad or worse quality products. [1]

Timeline

2011
Graduated from LUMS.[1]
2016
Moved from Lahore to Karachi.[1]
2020
Moved to Canada.[1]
2025
Company reached 350 employees, up from about 200 in 2024.[1]

Appearances

DateTitleWhere
2025-12-08 Software Finder made money before its website existed Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Shane?

Shane is a founder of Software Finder and has said he works as head of operations. Shane was born in Lahore and graduated from LUMS in 2011.[1]

What does Shane do?

Shane has said he works as head of operations. Shane is a founder of Software Finder.[1]

Where did Shane study?

Shane has said he attended Beaconhouse for his schooling and graduated from LUMS in 2011. Shane has also said he holds a finance degree.[1]

Where is Shane from?

Shane has said he was born in Lahore and lived there for about 30 years. Shane moved from Lahore to Karachi in 2016 and moved to Canada in 2020.[1]

What company did Shane found?

Shane is a founder of Software Finder. Shane has said the company is bootstrapped, has raised no funding and is debt-free.[1]

How many employees does Shane's company have?

Shane has said the company has more than 350 employees in four countries. Shane has said it grew from about 200 employees to 350 between 2024 and 2025, and that about 90% of the workforce is in Pakistan.[1]

References

  1. Software Finder made money before its website existed . Thought Behind Things , 2025-12-08.
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  1. Shane has said he was born in Lahore and lived there for about 30 years. I was born in Lahore, stayed here for a good 30 years of my life.
  2. Shane has said he attended Beaconhouse for his schooling. did my schooling from Beaconhouse, graduated from LUMS in 2011
  3. Shane has said he graduated from LUMS in 2011. did my schooling from Beaconhouse, graduated from LUMS in 2011
  4. Shane has said he holds a finance degree. I am, have a hardcore finance degree.
  5. Shane has said he worked in corporate sales in petrochemicals for about two years. Did corporate sales in one of the companies, in petrochemicals for a good two years.
  6. Shane has said he did not join multinationals such as Unilever or P&G after his finance background. I had a finance ka background, I didn't go for MNCs, Unilever, P&G
  7. Shane has said Adnan interviewed him. I still remember Adnan interviewing me as well
  8. Shane has said Adnan was his former boss. because Adnan is also my former boss of sorts
  9. Shane has said he was one of the first hires in the digital marketing department that Adnan set up. Adnan was setting up the digital marketing department, and I was the first or the second person hired in that department
  10. Shane has said he moved from Lahore to Karachi in 2016. That happened to me when I moved from Lahore to Karachi, 2016 mein.
  11. Shane has said he did investment strategy work for a conglomerate in Karachi for five years. And that's where I moved to Karachi, stayed in Karachi for five years. I was doing investments, investment strategy for a conglomerate.
  12. Shane has said he worked with Dawood Hercules, a big conglomerate. I was working with Dawood Hercules, it's a, you know, big conglomerate, Engro's parent company.
  13. Shane has said he was a senior manager looking after a portfolio of billions of rupees. I was a manager, senior manager there as well, looking after portfolio of billions of rupees.
  14. Shane has said he was the last person to leave the job and that he moved to Canada in 2020. I was the last person that left the job and I moved to Canada in 2020.
  15. Shane has said he moved to Canada in 2020. Luckily, I moved to Canada in 2020, and February we moved, March COVID hit
  16. Shane has said he moved to Canada to explore his luck. Went to Canada to, to explore my luck.
  17. Shane has said the company moved its base to Dubai because running it across time zones was hard. it is not easy when 90% of the workforce is in Pakistan, and there's a 12-hour ka time difference, and then you're operating in the, in the US as well. So we had to move to Dubai as the base for the company
  18. Shane has said he works as head of operations. even as a head of operations, it is not easy when 90% of the workforce is in Pakistan
  19. Shane has said he has known Adnan for 13 years. because I've known Adnan for the past 13 years
  20. Shane has said the company made sure it started getting money early, doing the complete opposite of the usual approach. We did the complete opposite where we made sure that we start getting the money
  21. Shane has said the company is bootstrapped and has raised no funding. it's all bootstrapped, there is no funding, abhi tak we haven't raised a single dime
  22. Shane has said the company is debt-free and has no loan or credit line. Masha'Allah, the company is debt-free. We don't have any loan, we don't even have a credit line.
  23. Shane has said he received nothing from the venture for about a year and a half. Toh 2018 se I think dedh saal ka period tha where I wasn't getting anything out of it
  24. Shane has said the website took three months to develop and that the company was making money in that period by partnering with a third party. It took us three months to develop the website, we were making money because we were partnering with a third party
  25. Shane has said he took a pay cut of about 50 to 60 percent, done in tranches. we took a good 50%, 60% ka pay cut, and we did it in tranches as well
  26. Shane has said camaraderie and knowing each other's strengths were extremely critical. the camaraderie and knowing each other's strengths were extremely critical as well
  27. Shane has said he and Adnan went separate ways before reconnecting in 2018 to discuss the idea. We went our separate ways, Adnan went to Australia, I was in Karachi, and I think 2018 is where we reconnected, and we started discussing this idea.
  28. Shane has said the company has more than 350 employees in four countries. So currently we are at 350 plus employees, Masha'Allah, in four different countries.
  29. Shane has said about 90% of the company's workforce is in Pakistan. 90% of the workforce is in Pakistan.
  30. Shane has said the company has offices in Dubai, the US and Canada. We have offices in Dubai, US, and Canada
  31. Shane has said nearly all of the company's customers are in the United States. Almost 100% of the customer base is the States, US.
  32. Shane has said the company grew from about 200 employees to 350 between 2024 and 2025. from 2024 to 2025, we have increased from roughly around 200 employees to 350 employees
  33. Shane has said the United States is the company's target market. So US is the target market.
  34. Shane has said the company plans to expand to Karachi and Islamabad to tap their talent base. We have to expand to Karachi and Islamabad to tap that talent base as well.
  35. Shane has said software no longer requires 100,000 to 200,000 dollars of development cost, because tools can now do the coding. You don't have to spend 100 or 200,000 dollars worth of development cost. Right now you have tools that can do the coding
  36. Shane has said the number of software products is increasing. the number of softwares are increasing
  37. Shane has said he does not expect the company's margins to shrink. hamare margins shrink nahi honge
  38. Shane has said that one year down the road there will be an event involving people who took a lot of money and developed bad or worse quality products. Yes one year down the road there will be an event where all of these clitter clatter people who have you know taken a lot of money develop bad or worse quality products
  39. Shane is a founder of Software Finder. we sit down with Shane and Adnan, founders of Software Finder