What happens when all your dreams come true but you lose sight of why you started?   Four years ago, things weren’t looking good for Gumroad, an e-commerce audience-building software that helps creators do more of what they love. In order for things to turn around, it required going back to what made the product a great idea from the beginning.    For Sahil Lavingia, founder and CEO of Gumroad, this meant seeing their customers as human beings and giving them a platform that made their lives easier. After sky-rocketing to success, Sahil and his team endured an up-and-down journey that led them to enlightening conclusions about what made Gumroad great and what the mission of their product truly is.   Listen in to hear the story of how a great product, built over the course of one weekend, grew to phenomenal heights, encountered unexpected challenges, and rediscovered its purpose.

• Connect with Sahil
• Learn more about Gumroad
• Connect with Christian
• Connect with Anna
• Learn more about Innovatemap

Past Episodes Mentioned: 

• Scaling a Product While Building a Community with Sara Mauskopf

Resources Mentioned: 

• Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion Dollar Company