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.

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(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

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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