At 18, Sahil Lavingia founded Gumroad, an app which is a leading self-publishing digital marketplace platform. Already at $10 million ARR, it is growing at 120 percent year on year. Financially independent by age 15, Sahil had created over 20 apps by then.
The entrepreneur who started young
Published by: Team GI Youth
Published on 08, Mar 2022
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