News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?.

Re:Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? by sahillavingia on Monday April 13, 2020 @02:11PM (#22858330)
Does Gumroad count? We raised VC but most of that was bought back or written off. I run it by myself now.

Gumroad helps creators sell digital products directly to their audiences. We're expanding to Memberships this year.

I wrote about most of the story here: https://marker.medium.com/reflecting-on-my-failure-to-build-...

And COVID-19 has been a boon, as we help folks earn a living from home. We'll see if it sticks!

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? by patricklouys on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @03:35AM (#22863531)
Thanks for creating it. I sold the ebook variation of my book through Gumroad and it was a very good experience.

Looking forward to the membership part, might use it for another project of mine.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? by willnz on Tuesday April 14, 2020 @06:16PM (#22872161)
I remember hearing Gumroad became it's own acquirer (for Visa/MasterCard), is that correct?

If so, surely that wouldn't have been possible without VC funding?

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses? by droobles on Monday April 13, 2020 @02:17PM (#22858396)
I read your story on the history of Gumroad and it's inspiring, and a great service!
[ Parent | on HN ]