sources
every source cited in the gumroad history, with its date and type.
the catalog
every claim on this site carries source ids that resolve here. type marks the evidence role; dates keep the precision the source gave.
- 2019-02-14bi reprint of the essaybusiness insiderbi reprint of the essay
- 2026$1b cumulative payouts vs ~$70/mo medianbizage$1b cumulative payouts vs ~$70/mo median
- 2022-02comics pressbleeding coolcomics press; account deletions reported
- 2021-04we were first, but who caresthe business of business"we were first, but who cares"; substack contrast
- 2024fee math across the three platformsletters by burkfee math across the three platforms
- 2024-03fosta-sesta censorship-by-uncertainty critiquebuttondownfosta-sesta censorship-by-uncertainty critique
- 2019-04-22forgone ~$10s of millionscnbcforgone ~$10s of millions; ipo-week quote
- 2025-05-10goodbye, gumroadansela corsino"goodbye, gumroad"
- 2025-04consolidated charge sheetcreativerlyconsolidated charge sheet
- 2023-01denningmediumdenning; exodus; "brand is dead"
- 2025-02ukrainian dev-community debatedev.uaukrainian dev-community debate
- 2023fee-era chronologyecomm designfee-era chronology; frank "most expensive" verdict
- 2022-02-08nft backlash featureengadgetnft backlash feature
- 2024-03creator-side email texteroscripts forumcreator-side email text; mar 28 deadline
- 2012-06-06(no, its not amway) prodigy profileforbes"(no, it's not amway)" prodigy profile
- 2022-02relatable brand voice attack doggarbage day"relatable brand voice attack dog"
- 2024official the lows retellinggumroadofficial "the lows" retelling
- 2024-12-11mor from 2025-01-01gumroadmor from 2025-01-01; new fee structure; $100 support gate
- 2025-04-04email-gate + hallucinating ai supportodd evanemail-gate + hallucinating ai support
- 2025-04-05doge → close my accountodd evandoge → "close my account"
- 2021-01-08which companies work like gumroad?: 205 pts, 147 cmtshacker news"which companies work like gumroad?": 205 pts, 147 cmts
- 2021-03-16crowd safe thread: 99 pts, 70 cmtshacker newscrowd safe thread: 99 pts, 70 cmts
- 2024-10-03why gumroad didnt choose htmx: 440 pts, 212 cmtshacker news"why gumroad didn't choose htmx": 440 pts, 212 cmts
- 2015-11-06layoffs thread: 84 pts, 59 cmtshacker newslayoffs thread: 84 pts, 59 cmts
- 2025-04-04license-definition thread: 122 pts, 50 cmtshacker newslicense-definition thread: 122 pts, 50 cmts
- 2025-02-06hiring-freeze thread: 42 pts, 64 cmtshacker newshiring-freeze thread: 42 pts, 64 cmts
- 2024-03-15nsfw thread: 51 pts, 58 cmtshacker newsnsfw thread: 51 pts, 58 cmts
- 2025-04-04source-available thread: 486 pts, 205 cmtshacker newssource-available thread: 486 pts, 205 cmts
- 2025-04-06tedium thread: 210 pts, 87 cmtshacker newstedium thread: 210 pts, 87 cmts
- 2021-01-07work essay thread: 1,329 pts, 517 cmtshacker newswork essay thread: 1,329 pts, 517 cmts
- 2025-08-15hope_16 ex-doge sessionhope conferencehope_16 ex-doge session
- 2021-03barrys hypocritical critiqueindie hackersbarry's "hypocritical" critique
- 2021-04kingscrowdkingscrowd$9.2m 2020 net rev; one-man-team risk flag
- 2025-04-08im ditching gumroadkulturprodukt"i'm ditching gumroad"
- 2024-07-26stripe acquisition postlemon squeezystripe acquisition post
- 2022-12-23old tiers documentedluhhuold tiers documented; "triple what they used to"
- 2025-05-14~13-year seller deletes accountmastodon~13-year seller deletes account; 89 boosts
- 2011-11-14skeptic: no wild sightingsmicroscopic mountainskeptic: no wild sightings; google flooded with hype
- 2025-05senior/staff freeze escalationofficechaisenior/staff freeze escalation; recaps feb post
- 2026-07payroll $419k→$43kofficechaipayroll $419k→$43k; tokens $0→$43k
- 2023-02loyalist counterpointsamueleonelia.medium.comloyalist counterpoint
- undatedpolar-migrate cli (lemon squeezy → polar)polarpolar-migrate cli (lemon squeezy → polar)
- 2025discover break-evenquasadiscover break-even; 5% tier above $20k/mo
- 2025-05-29ulmerreutersulmer; "die a whimper"; davis/akis roles
- 2026-05-13payout delaysrevenue rule breakerpayout delays; $100 floor; 3% instant fee
- 2024-12-04rebrand loggedrivalsenserebrand logged; r/antiwork inspiration
- 2025-04-04or source available, as some people prefer i saysahil lavingia"or source available, as some people prefer i say"
- 2023-08-08free gumroad alternative: 159 pts, 89 cmtshacker news"free gumroad alternative": 159 pts, 89 cmts
- 2022-04-30sivers: must-read book notesive.rssivers: "must-read" book note
- 2011-04-06next billion dollar startup interviewthe startup project"next billion dollar startup" interview; 10k day-one link views
- 2013-10-29japan #2 markettechcrunchjapan #2 market; 28% processed-volume lift
- 2013-08-27pre-orderstechcrunchpre-orders; eminem/bon jovi/keith urban
- 2011-12-14biggstechcrunchbiggs; "fatal assumption" critique; 5%+30¢ era
- 2023-02$3k→$13k/mo maththomasfrank.notion.site$3k→$13k/mo math; moved to lemon squeezy
- 2011-04-09first-week coveragethe next webfirst-week coverage
- 2026-05polar vs gumroad positioningunlocksaaspolar vs gumroad positioning
- 2026-09-14the parity tweet threadunrollnowthe parity tweet thread
- 2012-08-17musician adoptionthe vergemusician adoption; "impulse buy" quote
- 2022-02deleted tweetsweb3 is going just greatdeleted tweets; customer-data reply
- 2025-04-06time to stop using gumroad amplificationwerd.io"time to stop using gumroad" amplification
- 20262025–26 shift to high-density dumbo office model4dayweek.io2025–26 shift to high-density dumbo office model
- 2012-05-07series aallthingsdseries a; abbott's first investment; seed roster
- 2020$1m+/quarter rolling fund launch storyangellist$1m+/quarter rolling fund launch story
- 2012-03-01origin storybusiness insiderorigin story; early traction vs pinterest
- 2012-05-073-person teambusiness insider3-person team; crunchfund, tonsing
- 2025-012024 feature roundupgumroad2024 feature roundup; oss tease; free self-host <$1m/yr
- 2021-012020: $142m gmv, 45,917 creators, median $70, concentration statsgumroad2020: $142m gmv, 45,917 creators, median $70, concentration stats
- 2020-12$1m+ daysgumroad$1m+ days; $7.8m fortnight
- 2025-02gumroadgumroadgum.new launch recap
- 2020-11-19memberships launchgumroadmemberships launch; $350m+ cumulative; $1m/mo recurring
- 2024-05nyc public board meeting + new officegumroadnyc public board meeting + new office
- 2025-04-04official oss announcement (14th birthday)gumroadofficial oss announcement (14th birthday)
- 2021-08company announcementgumroadcompany announcement; oct 1 effective
- 2025-04small bets joins gumroad (vassallo post)gumroadsmall bets joins gumroad (vassallo post)
- 2025-08company retrospectivegumroadcompany retrospective; nyc office; "$10m raised"
- 2023-02pricing disaster podcastthebootstrappedfounder.com"pricing disaster" podcast; ~$200m gmv then
- 2025-04deal analysiscreatorscience.comdeal analysis; $4m implied; ~8x profit
- 2021-03first issuer at new capcrowdfund insiderfirst issuer at new cap; 20% discount
- 2021-01-09work-model summarydavid cummingswork-model summary; anti-overtime details
- 2026devin #1 contributordevin.aidevin #1 contributor; 1,583 prs; helper bot lineage
- undatedceos own bio: senior→staff→ceo→staff-engineer pathershadk.comceo's own bio: senior→staff→ceo→staff-engineer path; moved to nyc
- 2012-04-25pencil-icon originfast companypencil-icon origin; 5% cut then
- 2021-03-22inside the raiseforbesinside the raise; $679 avg; waitlist
- 2019-07detailed metricsgetlatkadetailed metrics; "$7m at 1x + $2m bridge at 4x"; growth rates; fee fork; creator distribution
- 2025-04-03main app source (mit)githubmain app source (mit); ~9.7k stars sep 2026
- undatedantiwork org repo list w/ creation dates (2012 forks → 2026 agent repos)githubantiwork org repo list w/ creation dates (2012 forks → 2026 agent repos)
- 2015-12-09spl content repo (org later renamed antiwork)githubspl content repo (org later renamed antiwork)
- 2025ai landing-page generator productgum.newai landing-page generator product
- undatedofficial adult-content policygumroadofficial adult-content policy
- undateddiscover mechanicsgumroaddiscover mechanics; auto-enrolled affiliates
- undatedofficial fee help articlehelp.gumroad.comofficial fee help article
- 2025-11-21transition coverage + tweetshindustantimes.comtransition coverage + tweets
- 2022-12gumroad increases fee to 10%hacker news"gumroad increases fee to 10%"; ~13% effective math
- 2011-04-04show hn threadhacker newsshow hn thread; launch details, 30%-cut musing, 1,000+ users
- 2019-02essay hits #1 on hnhacker newsessay hits #1 on hn; discussion
- 2019-08-15first open board meetingindie hackersfirst open board meeting
- 2022-12announcement-via-tweetindie hackersannouncement-via-tweet; backlash
- 2021-03the creator-owner economy: gumroads iposahil lavingia"the creator-owner economy: gumroad's 'ipo'"; 7,303 investors; 12 hours; $6m total
- 2025-11-19ceo handoff announcementlinkedinceo handoff announcement; jan 2026 meetings
- 2023-12-19dividends + minority-acquisition offerslinkedindividends + minority-acquisition offers
- 2024-03-13dumbo office announcementlinkedindumbo office announcement
- 2025-04-18linkedinlinkedin$3.6m/90% sale; 10% prior for $500k; terms
- 2015-06-15small product lab announcementshl.medium.comsmall product lab announcement; "24-person startup"
- 2013-08-08subscriptions launchmusically.comsubscriptions launch
- 2025-11-22kunnakkadan profilenewindianexpress.comkunnakkadan profile; ">$100m gmv"; appointed thursday
- 2025-06-02npr interviewnpr.orgnpr interview; "surprised how efficient"
- 2026criticism: 30% discover invisibility in dashboardsowelet.appcriticism: 30% discover invisibility in dashboards
- 2022-12-08part-time org detailspart-time techpart-time org details; flexile waitlist
- 2026-09dated fee-schedule archaeology (wayback + repo code)picklogdated fee-schedule archaeology (wayback + repo code); six regimes since 2020; aug-2026 tier
- undated10%+$0gumroad10%+$0.50 direct; 30% discover; jan 1, 2025 transition faq
- 2025-06-06munchable investigationpropublicamunchable investigation; hallucinated $34m; 24+ cancellations
- 2025-06-06prompt/code analysispropublicaprompt/code analysis; "mistakes were made"
- 2021deal page: $100m caprepublicdeal page: $100m cap; closed apr 7, 2021; 7,331 investors
- 2025-05-30reuters: doge to fizzle outdailymaverick.co.zareuters: doge to "fizzle out"
- 2025-05-06notes gumroad + helper repos open-sourcedrubyai.beehiiv.comnotes gumroad + helper repos open-sourced
- 2021-03-04gmv $73m→$142msacragmv $73m→$142m; ~$9m rev 2020; ~6.5% take; profitable since 2017; churn data
- 2026-02-242026 annual meetingsahil lavingia2026 annual meeting; new ceo; buybacks/dividends via flexile
- 2025-08oss bounty program evidence ($10k+ earned)sankalp.bearblog.devoss bounty program evidence ($10k+ earned)
- 2024-05-15c-ar: fy2023 $20secc-ar: fy2023 $20.74m/$8.91m ni; fy2022 $10.56m/−$1.24m; 1 employee
- 2026-04-08c-ar fy2024 (period 2024-12-31): $18secc-ar fy2024 (period 2024-12-31): $18.95m/$4.29m ni; 2 employees
- 2026-04-08c-ar fy2025 (period 2025-12-31): $17secc-ar fy2025 (period 2025-12-31): $17.79m/$3.79m ni; cash $6.15m
- 2026-04-14c-tr terminationsecc-tr termination; cfo steven olson; 3 employees
- 2021-04-08form c-u progress updatesecform c-u progress update
- 2011-10-24form d: first sale 2011-09-30secform d: first sale 2011-09-30; $899,999 of $999,999; 8 investors
- 2012-05-10form d: $6,999,994 soldsecform d: $6,999,994 sold; 14 investors; abbott director
- 2023-06-16form d: c-1/c-2 preferredsecform d: c-1/c-2 preferred; $6.28m auth/$1.22m sold; 7 investors
- 2024-03-04form d: c-3 preferred + safessecform d: c-3 preferred + safes; $2,136,975; 1 investor
- 2012-03-21d/a: seed finalized $1,093,948secd/a: seed finalized $1,093,948; 10 investors
- 2021-03-15form c: fy2019/fy2020 gaapssecform c: fy2019/fy2020 gaaps; safe terms; ~20k monthly creators; discover ~4% gmv; runway
- 2024-05build details (mainstarterstory.combuild details (main.py, app engine); metrics self-reported/unreliable
- 2025-05-07oss reactions inclsublynaoss reactions incl. license debate
- 2017-01-17twitter ends buy partnerships (feb 1 end)techcrunchtwitter ends buy partnerships (feb 1 end)
- 2021-03-15$6m raisetechcrunch$6m raise; reg cf cap-change context
- 2014-09-30iphone library apptechcrunchiphone library app
- 2015-11-05layoffs: 22 → ~3 stafftechcrunchlayoffs: 22 → ~3 staff
- 2024-03-15nsfw bantechcrunchnsfw ban; processor pressure; lavingia quotes
- 2013-01-23publishing featurestechcrunchpublishing features; $100k authors
- 2012-02-08seed announcementtechcrunchseed announcement
- 2012-05-07$7m series atechcrunch$7m series a; total >$8m
- 2014-09-08twitter buy buttontechcrunchtwitter buy button; gumroad partner
- 2020-11-19verge coveragethe vergeverge coverage
- 2021-08-30tier ladder 9%→2the vergetier ladder 9%→2.9%; pro tier ended
- 2016-04-18earliest located /discover capturewayback machineearliest located /discover capture
- 2015-12-01premium tier announcement analysiswebcomics.compremium tier announcement analysis
- undatedtertiarywikipediatertiary; source of unverified "sachin khanna" co-founder claim
- 2018-06-29discover existed (weak) by mid-2018wip.codiscover existed (weak) by mid-2018
- 2012-06profilewiredprofile; delk quote; turntable.fm background
- 2025-12irs career employeewiredirs career employee; joined nov 2025; ~10-yr plan; corcos recruiting
- 2019public board meeting archive (aug 2019–)youtubepublic board meeting archive (aug 2019–)
- undatedgumroadgumroad~$2.02m/wk counter; "0 to $1"; "small bets" vocabulary
- undatedapache-2agentic commerce protocolapache-2.0 acp; via api or mcp
- 2025-09-29instant checkoutopenaiinstant checkout; etsy live, 1m+ shopify "coming"
- 2025-09-29spt primitivestripespt primitive; merchant keeps psp
- 2024-02-04betting-pool quote via ohanianfortunebetting-pool quote via ohanian
- 2025-05-232026, hedged 70–80%inc."2026," hedged 70–80%
- 2025-09-16ap2 mandatesgoogle cloudap2 mandates; 60+ partners
- 2025-04over $1 billion claimgumroad"over $1 billion" claim
- 2022-03-0282% artist sharewayback machine82% artist share; ~$1b paid
- 2023-10profitable since 2012music business worldwideprofitable since 2012; $1.19b cumulative
- 2021-01-19~$11m 2020 revenue, +85% yoybusiness insider~$11m 2020 revenue, +85% yoy
- 2018-12indiebryce robertsindie.vc jan 1, 2015; "real businesses"
- 2026-07-17cli humans and ai agents alikeletters by burkcli "humans and ai agents alike"; skill file; agent tab; gumclaw ceo bit
- 2019-01-15better not biggergoogle books"better not bigger"
- undatedpre-launch stripe permission anecdotedexapre-launch stripe permission anecdote
- 2017-02-27anti-growth-worship canonsignal v. noiseanti-growth-worship canon
- 2022-04-115%→6techcrunch5%→6.5%; 14k+ striking; offsite-ads grievance
- 2024-02the $100m arr honest barevery.tothe $100m arr honest bar
- undated1,500+ ppl/65+ countriesgitlab handbook1,500+ ppl/65+ countries; handbook-first
- undatedgumroad is run by an agentgumroad"gumroad is run by an agent"
- 2025-07-22skills/cron/memory agentgithubskills/cron/memory agent; gumclaw's substrate; ~240k stars
- 2023-12$200/hrthreadreaderapp$200/hr; 15–35 hr/wk; equity-by-hour
- 2017-04-11profitable-independence as genretechcrunchprofitable-independence as genre
- 2022-12investors have been subsidizing growththe information"investors have been subsidizing growth"; teachable parallel
- 2023profitability post-hikethe informationprofitability post-hike
- undatedsingle-file gae appkickstart side hustlesingle-file gae app; ~7.5%+25¢ early fee; cold email
- 2008-03demand-side thesiskevin kellydemand-side thesis; predates kickstarter
- 2019glorified paypal button originmedium"glorified paypal button" origin
- 20260%/5%/goldfoundry0%/5%/gold; 1.5m creators, $200m+ claims
- undatedzero-employee ~$420k/mo peak (sept 2024)opczero-employee ~$420k/mo peak (sept 2024); open dashboards
- 2020-02-06100 fans × $1,000/yra16z100 fans × $1,000/yr; segmentation
- 2020-12-17power-law evidenceharvard business reviewpower-law evidence; patreon ~2% min-wage
- 2024-07-26mor mechanicstechcrunchmor mechanics; collison quote; idea→exit <3yrs
- 2024-11-25mcp open-sourcedanthropicmcp open-sourced
- 2024mor effective jan 1, 2025gumroadmor effective jan 1, 2025
- 2020-04-10distributed-work maturity modelmatt mullenwegdistributed-work maturity model
- 2013-07-17gumroads 1x/2patrick mckenziegumroad's 1x/2.2x/5x tier data entering indie doctrine
- 2022-09-1317% cuttechcrunch17% cut; dublin/berlin
- undated2013wikipedia2013; 8–12% take; funding; layoffs
- undated~2011 founding (farah brothers)payhip~2011 founding (farah brothers); 130k+ sellers; 5/2/0% tiers
- 2015-07-14pof $575m cashassociated presspof $575m cash; frind sole owner
- undatedapache-2githubapache-2.0; usage/agent billing; mor; fee tiers
- 2025$10m accelpolar$10m accel; "one-developer unicorns"; shopify-exec angels
- 2021-08-30sliding 9%→2gumroadsliding 9%→2.9%+30¢; oct 1, 2021
- 2025-06claude-run store design + failuresanthropicclaude-run store design + failures
- 2025phase 2: better models+tools, still unprofitableanthropicphase 2: better models+tools, still unprofitable
- 2025storefront mcp, catalogshopifystorefront mcp, catalog
- undateducp: universal cart, trust tiers, checkout handoffshopify devucp: universal cart, trust tiers, checkout handoff
- 2020-0950m creatorssignalfire.com50m creators; ~2m pro; market map
- 2025~$35m arreverything-pr~$35m arr; 80k creators; 40% ebitda; beacons $29.8m
- 2021-10-191,700 ppl/90 countriestechcrunch1,700 ppl/90 countries; "distributed" not "remote"
- 2021-04#gumroadday pwywthreadreaderapp#gumroadday pwyw; 2,000 sales/12h
- 2020$237k sales/$210k profit, two info productsdaniel vassallo$237k sales/$210k profit, two info products
- 2025-04-30intelligent commerce / agent paytechcrunchintelligent commerce / agent pay
- 2026discover mechanicswhere to submitdiscover mechanics; +30% on discover orders; seo-driven ranking
- 2024-06-09~$250m valfortune~$250m val; ~$400m/yr; "etsy meets linkedin"
- undatedto $1teardownto $1.6b tether round feb 2026; gmv/revenue estimates
- 2025-09-23x402 foundationcloudflarex402 foundation; http 402 revived
- undatedinfinite painting quoteai founder kit"infinite painting" quote; flexile productizing-gumroad framing
- 2025-06-21ceo and founder of gumroad & antiworkai future thinkers"ceo and founder of gumroad & antiwork"; ai-first product bets
- 2021-10-26pub date/isbn corroborationamazonpub date/isbn corroboration
- 2026we automated ourselves out of the work… one ai agent runs the companyantiwork"we automated ourselves out of the work… one ai agent runs the company"; 478/479 tickets; irs line; five humans
- 2026same content on preview domainantiworksame content on preview domain
- 2020-08-05fund detailsbusiness insiderfund details; "no hard rules" on thesis
- 2012-04-02born nybusiness insiderborn ny; hk at 4; 20 apps >$100k; flippa
- 2013fourth employee framingmedium"fourth employee" framing; ben silbermann recruiting story
- 2018-08-31across the border short storysahil lavingia"across the border" short story
- 2018-02-07from bubble to bubble — sf→provo move, church, listen threadsahil lavingia"from bubble to bubble" — sf→provo move, church, "listen" thread
- undatedcheck out my paintings on instagramcanopy"check out my paintings on instagram"; candor-as-strategy
- 201918 hrs/wk paintingcapital & growth18 hrs/wk painting; "if i have a really great painting, i celebrate it. if i don't, i celebrate it."
- undatedcb insightscb insightsshl.vc; 3 investments tracked; airwork dec 2022
- undatedflexile is a trademark of gumroad, inccontext7"flexile is a trademark of gumroad, inc." — legal-entity nuance
- undatedjobs inclcrunchbasejobs incl. crate co-founder (oct 2010), shl.vc; turntable apps
- undatedhelper↔gumroad integration internalsdeepwikihelper↔gumroad integration internals
- undatedgumroad growth partnerships 2012linkedingumroad growth partnerships 2012; now primer ceo
- 2025-01-28shows iffy community license 1githubshows iffy community license 1.0 terms (<$1m rev / <$10m gmv free)
- 2026hermes + fable 5… 100% of gumroad support… while having a day jobdigg"hermes + fable 5… 100% of gumroad support… while having a day job"; @gumclaw
- 2024-05-20equity/dividend mechanicssahil lavingiaequity/dividend mechanics; pinterest firing disclosure; $5.34m first annual dividend may 14, 2024
- 2025-05-28doge days — primary source for the stintsahil lavingia"doge days" — primary source for the stint
- 2012-05usc dropout quoteeconomic timesusc dropout quote; parents' banking background
- undatedtwitter/gumroad buy now button sep 8 2014, ended jan 7 2017failure before successtwitter/gumroad "buy now" button sep 8 2014, ended jan 7 2017
- 2025-05-08ernie smithfast companyernie smith; the interview that got him booted; update 05-28-2025
- undatedcontractor payroll + equity + dividendsflexilecontractor payroll + equity + dividends; "gumroad was the original testing ground for flexile"
- undated2025-02-18 annual meeting lists the five productslinkedin2025-02-18 annual meeting lists the five products; 2025-03-27 flexile open-source; 2025-04-04 gumroad open-source; 2025-04-30 self-serve equity splits
- 2025sahil lavingiasahil lavingia"initially, we built flexile because it was painful to manage a remote team of 30+ contractors"
- 2025joined pinterest in like january… started gumroad in septemberfounders in arms"joined pinterest in like january… started gumroad in september"; doge recruiting story
- 2025-05prior usds application abandonedfuturismprior usds application abandoned; "they just sent me to the va"
- 2025iffy 2github"iffy 2.0" vs admin suspensions; org members visible
- 2025-04iffy↔helper routinggithubiffy↔helper routing; s3ththompson, andiemanning
- 2026make work playgithub"make work play"; 67 repos; gumroad 9.7k★ mit; skills repo = "gumclaw brain, 273 skills, 78 cron loops"
- undatedcompany field: irsgithubcompany field: "irs"; nyc; 49 public repos
- 2024-10-17antiwork rename announcedsahil lavingiaantiwork rename announced; god = growth/optimization/destruction
- 2025-05-28culture shock… a lot of meetings, not a lot of decisions… the government worksgovexec"culture shock… a lot of meetings, not a lot of decisions… the government works"
- undatedfounder and ceo of gumroad, an angel investor, a painter, and a writerhachette"founder and ceo of gumroad, an angel investor, a painter, and a writer"
- undatedai support agenthelperai support agent; "our own first customer" per antiwork.com
- undatedthe agent runtime under gumclaw (nous researchgithubthe agent runtime under gumclaw (nous research; openclaw successor)
- undatedskills/cron/memory architecture matching antiworknous researchskills/cron/memory architecture matching antiwork.com diagram
- 2025-01-29gumroad open-sourced iffy hn threadhacker news"gumroad open-sourced iffy" hn thread; source-available criticism; org then at github.com/anti-work
- 2025ai agents writing 41% of commits, targeting 80%youtube"ai agents writing 41% of commits, targeting 80%"
- undatedintelligent content moderation at scaleiffy"intelligent content moderation at scale"; dashboard/appeals/presets/user lifecycle
- 2025-02-18we held our 2025 public annual meeting… flexile, gumroad, helperlinkedin"we held our 2025 public annual meeting… flexile, gumroad, helper.ai, iffy, and shortest… less work and more play"
- 2019provo erasmash notesprovo era; oil painting + writing
- 201822-hour buildindie hackers22-hour build; open quarterly revenue table
- undatedthe capitalist artist salon hostinterintellect"the capitalist artist" salon host
- 2025-07aug 25 1992 dob claim — treat as weakleader biographyaug 25 1992 dob claim — treat as weak
- 2025-02-13an ai is now the most productive engineer at our company (measured by prs merged)linkedin"an ai is now the most productive engineer at our company (measured by prs merged)"
- 2026-02-242026 public annual meetinglinkedin2026 public annual meeting
- 2023-11$4m→$22m rev since q2 2019linkedin$4m→$22m rev since q2 2019; board-meeting "college class" goal
- 2025-12-01now at internal revenue service!linkedin"now at internal revenue service!"
- 2026-02-12first irs project live: refund email notificationslinkedinfirst irs project live: refund email notifications
- 2025-02-07codebase token countslinkedincodebase token counts; ai-writes-all-code-by-2026 guess
- undatedheadline online accounts @ irslinkedinheadline "online accounts @ irs"; shl capital; gumroad ">$500,000,000 earned by creators"
- undatedicon → weekend build narrativemixergyicon → weekend build narrative
- undatedboard-meeting timeline: #1 aug 2019, #2 jan 2020, #3 apr 2020, quarterly sincemonrovia indexboard-meeting timeline: #1 aug 2019, #2 jan 2020, #3 apr 2020, quarterly since
- undatedhis gumroad-hosted newslettersahil lavingiahis gumroad-hosted newsletter; archive not crawlable
- 2025the next nextthe next next"renamed the holding company, the umbrella company behind gumroad, antiwork… five different projects"; nyc in-person shift
- 2025same episode, apple listingapple podcastssame episode, apple listing
- 2025-05same-event coveragenextgovsame-event coverage
- undatedpublished 2024-11-28 under @antiworknpmpublished 2024-11-28 under @antiwork
- 2025-03helper open-sourcesahil lavingiahelper open-source; gumroad 14th-birthday plan; $1b creator earnings
- 2023flexile as the operating system for flexible companiespart-time tech"flexile as the operating system for flexible companies"; network-of-flexible-companies vision
- 2025-06no clear reason for terminationpbs newshour"no clear reason" for termination; "more people were hired than fired [at va] my tenure"
- 2021-10-26portfoliopenguin random houseportfolio; 256pp; fried blurb; full description
- 2021sahil lavingias first employeepostulate"sahil lavingia's first employee"; deal-making machine
- undateddelks microschool origin storyprimerdelk's microschool origin story
- 2024-02-19public board meeting recapsahil lavingiapublic board meeting recap
- 2024gumroad (now antiwork)sahil lavingia"gumroad (now antiwork)"; financials go private
- undatedled helper… more than 28,000 conversations each monthraphael costa"led helper… more than 28,000 conversations each month"
- 2019-02-07the failure essaysahil lavingiathe failure essay; founding tweet apr 2 2011; layoffs; $10m→$178m creators
- 2024$21m rev +96% yoysacra$21m rev +96% yoy; family of businesses = flexile $36k arr, helper, iffy
- 2024creator back office thesissacra"creator back office" thesis
- undatedportfolio sightings inclshizuneportfolio sightings incl. capsule; ">$10m a year" claim (aggregator — weak)
- undatedpainting archive linked from his siteinstagrampainting archive linked from his site
- undatedqa via natural language ai testsshortest"qa via natural language ai tests"
- undatedcreated 2024-09-18githubcreated 2024-09-18; natural-language e2e on playwright + claude; mit
- undatedcheck sizes $100–250k, sweet spot $150ksignal (nfx)check sizes $100–250k, sweet spot $150k
- 2026index: founder→antiworksahil lavingiaindex: founder→antiwork.com, writer, painter; essay list
- undated@shlpaints created before first paintingsnipd@shlpaints created before first painting; "exercising vs training"
- undatedearly mention of ventures under the antiwork umbrellastarngageearly mention of ventures "under the 'antiwork' umbrella"
- 2025-05-28contract-tool keyword listtechcrunchcontract-tool keyword list; day-55 axing
- 2020-08-05$5m rolling fundtechcrunch$5m rolling fund; $1.25m/qtr; lps naval/hamilton/kopelman; june 1 2020 tweet
- 2025-12corroborates irs movetechbuzzcorroborates irs move
- 2025-04-06smiths earlier piece linking gumroads open-source move to his doge worktediumsmith's earlier piece linking gumroad's open-source move to his doge work; prompted the fastco outreach
- 2025-05-16ernie smith on the source-available→mit walkbacktediumernie smith on the source-available→mit walkback; the interviewer whose fastco piece preceded the firing
- undatedvcu class interviewthink loudervcu class interview; creator-economy teaching circuit
- undatedarchived @shl threads: oss schedule 2024-12-23threadreaderapparchived @shl threads: oss schedule 2024-12-23; no-juniors 2025-02-06; equity changes 2022-08-04; bridge round 2020-03-11; async 2020-01-29; brand book 2020-02-05; fund 2020-08-05; autonomize (jul 27)
- 2024begun morphing into a holding companytyler tringas"begun morphing into a holding company"; series c/c+ $100–125m; $8.9m 2023 profit; $5m dividend via flexile
- undatednotes anti-work studio, shortest, railgun — weak corroboration of org renameunsubbednotes "anti-work" studio, shortest, "railgun" — weak corroboration of org rename
- undatedredirects to network of the department of government efficiencywikipediaredirects to "network of the department of government efficiency"
- 2025-12irs reveal at wired big interviewnehtusirs reveal at wired big interview; career employee; sam corcos intro; 10-year plan
- 2025-05-30post-firing sit-downwiredpost-firing sit-down; akis/davis roles; "disorganized"
- 2020he wanted a unicornwired"he wanted a unicorn. he got… a sustainable business"; icon-weekend origin; livestreamed board meeting ~100 live / 4k later
- 2025-04-04first public id of him at vawiredfirst public id of him at va; openhands push; "i'm unpaid. and a fan of your work!"
- undatedpainting-class failure anecdotethe wizdom projectpainting-class "failure" anecdote
- 2021-01-07no meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employeessahil lavingia"no meetings, no deadlines, no full-time employees"; names hood/maximin/chan/mikolay/yadav/vassallo/bigbinary
- undatedcanonical handle (bio via threadreader capture)xcanonical handle (bio via threadreader capture)
- undatedcrate 2010 corroborationyouth motivatorcrate 2010 corroboration
- 2024q1 2024 board meetingyoutubeq1 2024 board meeting; collab splits demo
- 2023gumroad + flexile q3 2023 public board meetingyoutubegumroad + flexile q3 2023 public board meeting; "connor" invoice demo
- 2026homepage is a standing public zoom (id 824 0319 5511, pw hello)sahil lavingiahomepage is a standing public zoom (id 824 0319 5511, pw "hello")
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