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Assertion Supported
Sahil Lavingia built Gumroad in one weekend before launching on Hacker News
“And then I ended up building Gumra that weekend and then launched it Monday morning on Hacker News.”
Sahil Lavingia Dec 8, 2020 ▶ 11:43 #98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present
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Lavingia: Gumroad laid off 75% of staff in 2015
“We need to, you know, we cut. 75% of the staff from 20 down to five people in 2015.”
Sahil Lavingia Dec 8, 2020 ▶ 19:53 #98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present
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Lavingia: Gumroad raised $7M from Kleiner Perkins in 2012 and grew 60% annually
“For context, like we raised a seed round of a million bucks. We raised a Series A of seven in 2012 from Kleiner Perkins. And then in 2014, 2015, we're growing 60% a year.”
Sahil Lavingia Dec 8, 2020 ▶ 23:43 #98 Sahil Lavingia: Observing the Present
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