1 hr 18 min
27. Sahil Lavingia: The Minimalist Entrepreneur (A New Way To Build A Sustainable & Profitable Business) The Reader's Journey
-
- Self-Improvement
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: @shlWebsite: minimalistentrepreneur.com***
If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure to subscribe.
Every week I send out a free newsletter with actionable advice from amazing books. Join 9,800+ readers here.
Connect with Alex & Books:
Twitter: @alexandbooks_Instagram: @alexandbooks_YouTube: Alex and Books
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: @shlWebsite: minimalistentrepreneur.com***
If you enjoyed this podcast, make sure to subscribe.
Every week I send out a free newsletter with actionable advice from amazing books. Join 9,800+ readers here.
Connect with Alex & Books:
Twitter: @alexandbooks_Instagram: @alexandbooks_YouTube: Alex and Books
1 hr 18 min