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Yes, this is the same Gumroad and same founder of "Reflections on my failure to build a billion-dollar company" (https://medium.com/s/story/reflecting-on-my-fai
by Matticus_Rex 8y ago
Yes, this is the same Gumroad and same founder of "Reflections on my failure to build a billion-dollar company" (https://medium.com/s/story/reflecting-on-my-failure-to-build-a-billion-dollar-company-b0c31d7db0e7 https://medium.com/s/story/reflecting-on-my-failure-to-build...). Interesting how the different framing changes the narrative quite a bit.
- vtange 8y agoIt's a different framing but this frame hides a lot of crucial information like the fact this venture used venture capital (and probably VC connections too) and hired many employees. You can't really compare this to the solo-garage-weekend-project.
- AlphaWeaver 8y ago>A few months later, I left Pinterest to work full-time on Gumroad and raised $8MM from KPCB, Max Levchin, and other investors.
- fouc 8y agoYet he jettisoned all that and is back to running it as an indie hacker, so it counts ;)
- duxup 8y agoYeah the see saw that is the other story is a lot more interesting too, also seems more accurate / context seems more apt.
- fullshark 8y agoconvo on that post https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19105733 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19105733
- ineedasername 8y agoWow, reading both, this one comes across really deceptive. It absolutely gives the impression that he built this all by himself, nothing about the millions in VC funds that fueled a team of 20 or so employees working for years to flesh out features and grow the platform.
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