Sahil Lavingia Gets Radically Honest

Today, Greg is joined by Sahil Lavingia, the founder of Gumroad. Sahil told himself he's going to start being totally honest in 2023 and he doesn't hold back in this conversation.

Episode 60 of the The Startup Ideas Podcast podcast, hosted by Greg Isenberg, titled "Sahil Lavingia Gets Radically Honest" was published on January 12, 2023 and runs 49 minutes.

January 12, 2023 ·49m · The Startup Ideas Podcast

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Today, Greg is joined by Sahil Lavingia, the founder of Gumroad. Sahil told himself he's going to start being totally honest in 2023 and he doesn't hold back in this conversation. ►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on community,creators and commerce.You'll also find out when new and exclusiveepisodes come out from Where it Happens. And it's totally free.https://latecheckout.substack.comFIND ME ON SOCIAL:Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenbergInstagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregisenbergLINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:Production Team: https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.comSahil Lavingia: https://twitter.com/shlSHOW NOTES:0:00 - Intro4:22 - Where Sahil's brainpower is going in 20239:18 - Robots replacing humans (yes or no)17:19 - The most valuable skillset25:17 - The first step to becoming more technical34:46 - How to get the life you really want39:47 - How to beat inertia44:14 - Clean up your information diet

Episode Description

Today, Greg is joined by Sahil Lavingia, the founder of Gumroad. Sahil told himself he's going to start being totally honest in 2023 and he doesn't hold back in this conversation.

►►Subscribe to Greg's weekly newsletter for insights on community,
creators and commerce.You'll also find out when new and exclusive
episodes come out from Where it Happens. And it's totally free.

https://latecheckout.substack.com

FIND ME ON SOCIAL:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/gregisenberg
Instagram: https://instagram.com/gregisenberg/
TikTok: https://tiktok.com/@gregisenberg

LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:
Production Team: https://www.bigoceanpodcasting.com

Sahil Lavingia: https://twitter.com/shl

SHOW NOTES:
0:00 - Intro
4:22 - Where Sahil's brainpower is going in 2023
9:18 - Robots replacing humans (yes or no)
17:19 - The most valuable skillset
25:17 - The first step to becoming more technical
34:46 - How to get the life you really want
39:47 - How to beat inertia
44:14 - Clean up your information diet

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