Sahil Lavingia of Gumroad: Running a $100m software business with only Part-Time Employees (Pt 1)
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Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad, a service that allows you to sell digital goods online. Sahil raised millions from top VCs for Gumroad but failed to make become a unicorn. The company eventually switched gears to a profitable model, and over time, became a business with only part-time employees. Sahil shares about this journey, how Gumroad operates, and insights on business and life.
Part 2 lands next week! Follow the show to get notified when it drops!
(0:00) Intro
(0:40) Sahil's Journey and Gumroad
(8:41) Recession and Changing Environment
(11:34) Arriving at Part-Time
(18:25) What Founders Really Want
(25:32) Tradeoffs
(33:28) How Part-Time Changes Gumroad
(37:00) Efficiency and Overhead
(42:56) Who Works at Gumroad
(49:46) Setting Expectations
(54:35) Part 2 Teaser
The Part-Time Tech Newsletter: https://parttimetech.io
The Part-Time Tech Podcast (audio): https://rss.com/podcasts/parttimetech/ ·
Twitter: https://twitter.com/parttimetech_io
Ernie Twitter: https://twitter.com/eipark
Ernie LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ernestipark
Sahil's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1WGeo5mOqJJIcFnO3OFY7A
Gumroad: gumroad.com
Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company: https://sahillavingia.com/reflecting
No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees: https://sahillavingia.com/work
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