Andrew: Hey there, freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart. Boy, I’ve got a returning guest here, one that I’ve been really looking forward to having on Mixergy. Joining me is a Mixergy fan who used to listen back when he was in college. By the time he quit school, he already built and shipped a couple of dozen different websites and software products. Then one of his ideas hit and hit huge.
So I invited him here to tell the story of how he did it. Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad, which enables creators to sell directly to their audiences. For example, if someone out there has a collection of icons that he created, and he doesn’t want to mess around with merchant accounts, and creating pages convincing people that it’s okay and safe to buy from him. He can get rid of all that hassle by just using Gumroad and everything just works. All he has to do is focus on his...