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Sahil Lavingia
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Sahil Lavingia
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@ IRS. Founder @gumroad (now run by @gumclaw). Author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur. Views are my own!
Brooklyn, NY
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Jun 18
    I pay more to the IRS than the IRS pays me
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    Nov 1, 2019
    Apply for the job. "But I'm not qualified for it." Neither is the person who's going to get the job. Apply!
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    Jun 24, 2025
    Didn’t expect that working for DOGE would get me banned from a science fiction writing community I was a part of
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Dec 11, 2016
    "Listen" - a story in three parts.
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Sep 10, 2025
    Airbnb should have been called localhost
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    May 9, 2025
    Exciting news: I’m a dad!
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Feb 6, 2021
    The only three ways to make money: 1. Help people make money 2. Help people save money 3. Help people save time
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Dec 28, 2020
    Free college for all: YouTube.
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Jul 15, 2021
    “You’re doing it all wrong,” said someone doing nothing at all.
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Aug 17, 2019
    When someone tells you: "You can't complain, someone has it way worse than you." Tell them: "You can't celebrate, someone has it better than you."
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Feb 28, 2020
    On Facebook everyone pretends to be friends. On Twitter everyone pretends to be an expert. On LinkedIn everyone pretends to be professional. On Instagram everyone pretends to be happy. In real life...
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Sep 8, 2021
    The War on Crypto is the next war the US will lose.
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Jan 9, 2022
    Experiencing a loss of taste? You may have COVID or NFTs.
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    Sahil Lavingia
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    Apr 3, 2020
    Bad news: Bezos only donated .001% of his net worth. Good news: Food is purchased in dollars, not percentages of net worth.
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