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Sahil Lavingia: Pushing Forward Through Technical Debt After a Massive Layoff
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
May 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Robby speaks with Sahil Lavingia, Founder and CEO of Gumroad. Sahil has been transparent about the challenges of building a company – speaking on VC investments, layoffs, and more. Sahil talks about why he built Gumroad, adjusting development processes when your staff shrinks, working with VCs, and the future of Gumroad, including the pros and cons of potentially open sourcing the product.
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Gumroad
Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion Dollar Company
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
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Helpful Links
Follow Sahil on Twitter
Gumroad
Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion Dollar Company
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Subscribe to Maintainable on:
Apple Podcasts
Overcast
Or search "Maintainable" wherever you stream your podcasts.
Brought to you by the team at Planet Argon.
Released:
May 6, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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