EPISODE · Mar 16, 2021 · 50 MIN
Sharing Failures and Setting Expectations with Sahil Lavingia
from Talking Too Loud with Chris Savage
In 2011, Sahil left his job as the second employee at Pinterest to work on Gumroad. He wanted to sell an icon he designed in Photoshop to his audience on Twitter and Dribble, but realized there was no easy way for him to do it. Prior to founding Gumroad, Sahil was a designer and engineer at the virtual DJ website, Turntable.Links to learn more about Sahil Lavingia:Sahil’s TwitterSahil’s LinkedInSahil’s WebsiteGumroad’s WebsiteReflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar CompanyPostNo Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time EmployeesPostFollow us:twitter.com/wistiaSubscribe:wistia.com/series/talking-too-loudLove what you heard? Leave us a review!We want to hear from you!Write in and let us know what you think about the show, who you’d want us to interview on future episodes, and any feedback you have for our team.
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Joining Chris on the latest episode of Talking Too Loud is Sahil Lavingia, the founder and CEO of Gumroad, a web platform where creators can sell digital products directly to their audience and consumers. Despite running a profitable business today, Sahil considered himself a failure for years. To reflect on his failures trying to build a billion-dollar company, Sahil took to a blog post to open up about the financial challenges of Gumroad, the tough layoffs he made, and more. Little did he know it would gain traction and have an impact on a number of folks. Tune in to hear all the major lessons he’s learned about setting clear expectations when building relationships with investors and customers, and why sharing his failures and successes is part of his “secret sauce.”
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