My guest today is Sahil Lavingia, author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur.

Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad and an angel investor. Before that, he was employee #2 at Pinterest.

In this episode, Sahil shares advice on building a successful business, why you want to be a creator before becoming an entrepreneur, lessons learned from Naval Ravikant, and much more.

TIMESTAMPS:

[00:20] - What is a minimalist entrepreneur?
[08:57] - How Sahil built his company Gumroad
[12:00] - Be a creator first then an entrepreneur second
[18:00] - Why community is vital for building successful businesses
[33:20] - The advantages of building-in-public
[45:20] - The risks of building-in-public
[50:50] - Workplace culture & the future of work
[1:03:00] - Lessons Sahil learned from Naval Ravikant
[1:08:00] - Two books that had a huge impact on Sahil’s life

Resources:

Twitter: @shl
Website: minimalistentrepreneur.com

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