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Add Gumroad? It started out as a Show HN weekend project and I release the numbers every month: https://mobile.twitter.com/shl/status/1083805607201669120 https

Add Gumroad? It started out as a Show HN weekend project and I release the numbers every month: https://mobile.twitter.com/shl/status/1083805607201669120 https://mobile.twitter.com/shl/status/1083805607201669120 Gumroad in December: Volume processed: $5.4M (down 4%) Revenue: $341K (down 3%) Gross profit: $135K (up 9%)

Malfunction92 8y ago
Been following Gumroad for a while! Would love to add it but I don't recall seeing anything like interviews or "making of" posts anywhere – I tried to add a little more than revenue numbers here.
- sahillavingia 8y ago
  Fair enough. I'm happy to, but I haven't been asked! I'm on a bunch of podcasts but they're less structured and often not transcribed. The monthly numbers tweet often turns into a psuedo-AMA of sorts. It's a distributed interview :) But if anyone, from Indie Hackers or otherwise, is reading...
  - elomarns 8y ago
    You can apply for an interview on Indie Hackers: https://www.indiehackers.com/contribute#submit https://www.indiehackers.com/contribute#submit.
kamarg 8y ago
This is a bit off topic of the main post but do you plan to add Twitter login to the Android app? I can't use it to access the books I've purchased because I logged in to the website with my Twitter account when I made the purchases but can't do so on my phone.
- sahillavingia 8y ago
  Yes, we're working on updating the iOS app as we speak and will move onto the Android app after that. First half of this year.
PhilipDaineko 8y ago
As far as I understand creativetim.com uses gumroad for payment processing. Creative team has self-reported their revenue to about 1M per year. So kind of 20% from a single customer
- kevinyun 8y ago
  That's a very interesting insight. I'd love some verification, but with the openness of all these numbers, it seems very plausible. If 20% is truly from a single customer, that seems very fragile, no?
- napoleond 8y ago
  Per month vs per year.

Malfunction92 8y ago

Been following Gumroad for a while! Would love to add it but I don't recall seeing anything like interviews or "making of" posts anywhere – I tried to add a little more than revenue numbers here.

sahillavingia 8y ago
Fair enough. I'm happy to, but I haven't been asked! I'm on a bunch of podcasts but they're less structured and often not transcribed. The monthly numbers tweet often turns into a psuedo-AMA of sorts. It's a distributed interview :) But if anyone, from Indie Hackers or otherwise, is reading...
- elomarns 8y ago
  You can apply for an interview on Indie Hackers: https://www.indiehackers.com/contribute#submit https://www.indiehackers.com/contribute#submit.

kamarg 8y ago

This is a bit off topic of the main post but do you plan to add Twitter login to the Android app? I can't use it to access the books I've purchased because I logged in to the website with my Twitter account when I made the purchases but can't do so on my phone.

sahillavingia 8y ago
Yes, we're working on updating the iOS app as we speak and will move onto the Android app after that. First half of this year.

PhilipDaineko 8y ago

As far as I understand creativetim.com uses gumroad for payment processing. Creative team has self-reported their revenue to about 1M per year. So kind of 20% from a single customer

kevinyun 8y ago
That's a very interesting insight. I'd love some verification, but with the openness of all these numbers, it seems very plausible. If 20% is truly from a single customer, that seems very fragile, no?
napoleond 8y ago
Per month vs per year.