Gumroad, Explained

In this episode about Gumroad, Jeff and Mike talk about learning ukulele, the growing creator economy, and reflections from a start-up founder. [00:45] What is Gumroad and how does it work? Gumroad "makes it easy to earn your first dollar online by selling digital products, memberships and more" [2:16] Ukulele courses and Fix This Build That [5:33] Is Gumroad a potential acquisition target or feature copy for the Chief Twit, Elon Musk, at Twitter? [6:50] How Gumroad makes money with simple fees to creators [10:30] History of Gumroad [14:02] Who is Gumroad for? [15:34] Jess Encamp, Parks & Rec, and Jonny Karate [17:00] Gumroad’s competitors [18:00] Mike and Jeff Scores, 4.05 and 4.1 out of 5, respectively and @shl’s “Reflecting on my failure to build a billion dollar company