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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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Is Gumroad a Self Service Engine?

Gumroad is doing about 200, you know, less than 200 million a year in G.F.V. It's significant, but it's still not a home run for a client or even if they had a client,. Just like this long drawn out thing that I think might take 30, 40, 50 years to grow. Given enough time, compounding is just powerful. And it's just that venture naturally doesn't give that time and actually penalizes it.

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