Lavingia: Transactional, Unbundled Coworker Relationships Are Superior to Social Bonds
Sahil Lavingia · #98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present · Dec 8, 2020 · at 40:48
Gumroad founder Sahil Lavingia reflects on interpersonal dynamics, remote hiring, and professional boundaries.
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“I like people who are very kind of transactional, frankly. Like, I like people who are like, I'm here there, there's to do this job. This is what I came here to do. I'm really excited about speeding up the site. That's all I care about. And like, 99% of our conversations are around that. And I spend, you know, I might be working with these people on a daily basis. And so I think I like that too, when people don't feel the need to package up or bundle a relationship and say, hey, we're coworkers, so we need this, and this.”
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