EPISODE · Dec 22, 2021 · 1H 25M
Sahil Lavingia: Leaving as Pinterest Employee #2, Gumroad Creators Earning $500M, and Why Web2 Companies Can‘t Compete with Web3
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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad, a powerful, but simple, e-commerce platform that helps creators monetize digital products and memberships. The two discuss Sahil’s decision to leave Pinterest, Web3’s edge over Web2, decentralizing Gumroad and shifting to a Web3 model, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:28) – Sahil’s background. (00:05:24) – The decision to leave Pinterest / Starting Gumroad. (00:13:41) – Working through adversity. (00:21:45) – Advice to crypto founders. (00:36:56) – Decentralizing Gumroad. (00:45:31) – Thoughts on merging Web2 and Web3. (00:48:48) – Social credit and pseudonymity. (00:53:07) – Why Web2 and Web3 are not mutually exclusive. (01:03:27) – Web3’s edge over Web2. (01:09:15) – Pushing change forward on the societal level. (01:13:41) – Sahil and Gumroad’s shift into Web3. (01:20:35) – The most impactful idea in Sahil’s book. (01:23:43) – Closing Social links: Sahil’s Twitter Gumroad Twitter Resources: Delphi Podcast Summaries Gumroad Website Sahil’s Blog Sahil’s Book More 📺 Watch Video Interviews 💬 Follow Delphi Podcast on Twitter ✅ Follow Delphi Digital on Twitter 🧠 Access Delphi's Research Disclosures: This podcast is strictly informational and educational and is not investment advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any tokens or securities or to make any financial decisions. Do not trade or invest in any project, tokens, or securities based upon this podcast episode. The host and members at Delphi Digital may personally own tokens or art that are mentioned on the podcast. Our current show features paid sponsorships which may be featured at the start, middle, and/or the end of the episode. These sponsorships are for informational purposes only and are not a solicitation to use any product, service or token. Delphi’s transparency page can be viewed here.
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The Delphi Podcast Host and GP of Delphi Ventures Tom Shaughnessy sits down with Sahil Lavingia, Founder of Gumroad, a powerful, but simple, e-commerce platform that helps creators monetize digital products and memberships. The two discuss Sahil’s decision to leave Pinterest, Web3’s edge over Web2, decentralizing Gumroad and shifting to a Web3 model, and much more! Show Notes: (00:00:00) – Introduction. (00:01:28) – Sahil’s background. (00:05:24) – The decision to leave Pinteres...
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