27. Sahil Lavingia: The Minimalist Entrepreneur (A New Way To Build A Sustainable & Profitable Business)

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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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