Gumroad

In the latest post, Madison pulls back the curtain on Gumroad's pivotal moment of crisis: 1?? The 2015 decision to lay off 75% of our team when VC funding wasn't possible 2?? Three paths forward: shut down, sell, or rebuild as something sustainable 3?? Why we chose creators over investors' advice to walk away The result? Creators have earned over $1 BILLION through Gumroad in the years since. Sometimes your biggest setback reveals your clearest path forward. Read the blog here: https://lnkd.in/eUUQbxNy #GumroadDay2025 #CreatorEconomy #StartupJourney

Looking for open-source users of Gumroad OSS beta to ship their own marketplaces. Reply or DM for early access!

We're celebrating 14 years of empowering creators by opening our source code for the very first time! Join our hackathon week March 31-April 4 and build something amazing with us. ?? Get exclusive early access to Gumroad's codebase ?? Participate from anywhere in the world ?? NY locals: Work from our HQ during hack week ?? Present your creation on April 4 for a chance to win Register for our kickoff meeting on March 31 to learn all the details: https://lnkd.in/dATsDCqQ Looking forward to seeing what the community builds!? #GumroadDay2025 #Hackathon

Before Gumroad: Selling a $1 digital item meant building an entire store. After Gumroad: Share a link, make a sale. 14 years and thousands of creators later, one of our newest team members, Madison Hill, explores how Sahil Lavingia's simple weekend project evolved into the platform we know and love in this new anniversary series. https://lnkd.in/eY5tF9vy

?? Curious what we shipped in February? Read our recap here: https://lnkd.in/gPw4aw9q

??????? Allow creators to pay in installments!

A month from today marks a huge Gumroad milestone: our 14th birthday! ?? Leading up to the big day, we’ll be sharing some highs & lows, hosting a creator giveaway, and dropping more long-awaited feature announcements—because who doesn’t love a month-long birthday celebration? Drop a word or two below that best describes Gumroad to you ?? #GumroadTurns14 #BuiltForCreators

????? You can now add testimonials to your product descriptions

Curious what we’re shipping for creators this year? In addition to open-sourcing our platform, testimonials, and better UTM links and analytics, we unveiled gum.new, an AI-powered landing page generator designed to simplify product creation and enhance customization with fun, dynamic features. Give it a shot and let us know what you think!