53: Solving the Shout Problem (feat. Sahil Lavingia)
Today we caught up with Sahil Lavingia, the founder and CEO at Gumroad. We chat about building an audience online, the challenges of being a designer, engineer and founder, and what the hiring process looks like at Gumroad. If you missed it, we recently announced Spec, a new podcast network for designers and developers! We hope you'll check it out and follow @specfm on Twitter for new shows and updates! If you have feedback or suggestions please don’t hesitate to reach out to us on Twitter at @designdetailsfm! Sponsors: Wake Wake Sahil on the Web: Twitter GitHub Medium Gumroad Dribbble Show Notes: 4:00 - Introductions Gumroad Kyle Webster 6:00 - Building audiences Small Product Lab The Fault In Our Stars Missionary vs. Mercenary @shl On Writing 46:00 - Design challenges Jeremy Goldberg George Kedenburg III