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E16 w/ Sahil Lavingia taking Gumroad off the VC treadmill, increasing pricing was very controversial but ultimately the right move

Second Time Founders

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Shopify vs Gumroad

I think Shopify is just a way better business than Gumroad and most creator economy companies because there's help people sell yeah. I really like this is sort of a chip on my shoulder in a way that like I surely do it all economy where I can't go I can't see my work in a way, he says. The tech industry has sort of you know come up high so strongly is because we assumed much many more people live online and consume online and digitally than they actually do. He thinks ads as a business model actually is the right way to monetize.

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