Sahil Lavingia: Pushing Forward Through Technical Debt After a Massive Layoff
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English - May 06, 2019 16:43 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsTechnology Business Careers software development software agile programming technical debt best practices web development legacy code software engineering Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Robby speaks with Sahil Lavingia, Founder and CEO of Gumroad. Sahil has been transparent about the challenges of building a company – speaking on VC investments, layoffs, and more. Sahil talks about why he built Gumroad, adjusting development processes when your staff shrinks, working with VCs, and the future of Gumroad, including the pros and cons of potentially open sourcing the product.
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