Can't you see the poor the guy is just talking about his frustrations? He sees a guy with a similar idea who just got a little over a million in investment and

Can't you see the poor the guy is just talking about his frustrations? He sees a guy with a similar idea who just got a little over a million in investment and he's basically saying "damn, that could've been me but I did x, y, and z wrong plus there are a few things going against me that are out my control". Nowhere did he say Sahil isn't skilled. Now, I've spoken to Sahil before and he really is a really impressive person but putting that aside, I don't think building a product in a weekend automatically makes the builder skilled (though in Gumroad's case, yeah, he is skilled). You can launch crap in a day just the same as you can in 10 years. Irrelevant. I think you underestimate the power of investment too. A better product doesn't always mean success. To me that idea is a myth in the same family of the whole American Dream, you can do anything if you work hard idea. A better product is certainly an advantage but perception counts far more than reality and $1M can buy you a really valuable perception. That $1M gives Gumroad credibility and press. Meanwhile, this 17-year-old nobody could be on to something far better but nobody cares... yet. He's not saying he's quitting, just that he feels like quitting. The really awesome thing about this is that while everyone here is piling on this kid he just helped himself out. Maybe he did use a link-baity title but it sure worked. He may get overly critical comments here but I know word will spread to places online where the people won't have the same mindset as we do over here and when this story reaches those places he's going to get a lot of positive attention instead. I like this kid, he's going to do well. And mentioning his age was smart, not irrelevant. If he were 30 this wouldn't even get posted but he's 17 and everyone wants to root for the young underdog and read his 1 in a million success story. This is really really sneakily smart of him. I think he knows exactly what he's doing. Lay off the guy.