# Sahil Lavingia
Building since 2011. Not reviewed by Sahil.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@sahillavingia
Gumroad began as a weekend project (2011); revenue $17,785,730 in 2025
In their words: "Founder Writer Painter" (sahillavingia.com)

## Numbers
- Revenue: $17.8M /yr, Gumroad (● last reported 2025)
- Products: 4
- Building since: 2011

## Products
- Gumroad (2011 →): running

## Timeline
- Nov 2025: Announced stepping down as Gumroad CEO after 14 years [stated]
- Oct 2025: On Product Growth podcast, with Aakash Gupta [stated]
- Apr 2025: On How I AI podcast, with Claire Vo [stated]
- Oct 2024: Renamed Gumroad's parent company to Antiwork [stated]
- May 2024: Gumroad: Issued first annual dividend of $5.34M (14 May 2024) [stated]
- Jan 2023: Gumroad: Moved to a flat 10% fee for all creators (31 Jan 2023) [stated]
- Mar 2021: Gumroad: Raised $5M from 7,387 investors through equity crowdfunding (15 Mar 2021) [stated]
- Apr 2018: Gumroad: Began publishing monthly financials (April 2018) [stated]
- 2015: Laid off the Gumroad team after failing to raise a third round [stated]
- Nov 2014: On Mixergy interview: how Sahil Lavingia built Gumroad [stated]
- Apr 2011: Launched Gumroad [stated]

## How sure
6 verified by someone other than Sahil, 31 stated by Sahil in public, 13 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Sahil Lavingia, sahillavingia.com: https://sahillavingia.com
- No Meetings, No Deadlines, No Full-Time Employees, sahillavingia.com: https://sahillavingia.com/work
- Reflecting on My Failure to Build a Billion-Dollar Company, sahillavingia.com: https://sahillavingia.com/reflecting
- Paying Freelancers in Equity and Dividends, sahillavingia.com: https://sahillavingia.com/dividends
- GOD Mode, sahillavingia.com: https://sahillavingia.com/god
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/slavingia/repos
- Show HN: my weekend project, Gumroad, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2406614
- Profile: sahillavingia | Hacker News, news.ycombinator.com: https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sahillavingia
- How Sahil Lavingia built Gumroad, a company that allows people to sell directly to their audience, mixergy.com: https://mixergy.com/interviews/sahil-lavingia-gumroad/
- Gumroad CEO's playbook to 40x his team's productivity with v0, Cursor, and Devin | Sahil Lavingia, lennysnewsletter.com: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/gumroad-ceos-playbook-to-40x-his
- How to Run a $10M Company with AI: Complete Masterclass with Sahil Lavingia, aakashg.com: https://www.aakashg.com/how-to-run-a-10m-company-with-ai-complete-masterclass-with-sahil-lavingia/
- The Minimalist Entrepreneur by Sahil Lavingia, penguinrandomhouse.com: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/652764/the-minimalist-entrepreneur-by-sahil--lavingia/
- Antiwork, antiwork.com: https://www.antiwork.com
- Helper - AI customer service, helper.ai: https://helper.ai
- Earn your first dollar online with Gumroad, gumroad.com: https://gumroad.com/about
- Gumroad, Inc. Form C-AR, period ending 2025-12-31, sec.gov: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532978/000153297826000003/xslC_X01/primary_doc.xml
- Gumroad, Inc. Form C-AR, period ending 2024-12-31, sec.gov: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532978/000153297826000001/xslC_X01/primary_doc.xml
- Gumroad, Inc. Form C-AR, period ending 2023-12-31, sec.gov: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532978/000153297824000002/xslC_X01/primary_doc.xml
- Gumroad, Inc. Form C-AR, period ending 2020-12-31, sec.gov: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532978/000121390021024018/xslC_X01/primary_doc.xml
- Gumroad, Inc. Form D, first sale 2012-05-07, sec.gov: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1532978/000153297812000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml
- Kerala techie Ershad Kunnakkadan becomes Gumroad CEO at 33 - The American Bazaar, americanbazaaronline.com: https://americanbazaaronline.com/2025/11/28/kerala-techie-ershad-kunnakkadan-becomes-gumroad-ceo-at-33-470732/
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

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