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EPISODE · May 6, 2019 · 44 MIN

Sahil Lavingia: Pushing Forward Through Technical Debt After a Massive Layoff

from Maintainable · host Robby Russell

Robby speaks with Sahil Lavingia, Founder and CEO of Gumroad. Sahil has been transparent about the challenges of building a company – speaking on VC investments, layoffs, and more. Sahil talks about why he built Gumroad, adjusting development processes when your staff shrinks, working with VCs, and the future of Gumroad, including the pros and cons of potentially open sourcing the product.Helpful LinksFollow Sahil on TwitterGumroadReflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion Dollar CompanyHigh Output Management by Andrew S. GroveHow to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale CarnegieThinking Fast and Slow by Daniel KahnemanSubscribe to Maintainable on:Apple PodcastsOvercastOr search "Maintainable" wherever you stream your podcasts.Join the discussion in the Maintainable Discord CommunityBrought to you by the team at Planet Argon. Subscribe to Maintainable on:Apple PodcastsSpotifyOr search "Maintainable" wherever you stream your podcasts.Keep up to date with the Maintainable Podcast by joining the newsletter.

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Robby speaks with Sahil Lavingia, Founder and CEO of Gumroad. Sahil has been transparent about the challenges of building a company – speaking on VC investments, layoffs, and more. Sahil talks about why he built Gumroad, adjusting development processes when your staff shrinks, and the future of Gumroad, including potentially open sourcing the product.

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