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20-year-old Gumroad founder talks about how he raised funds

Sahil Lavingia, a 20-year-old entrepreneur, shares some tips on attracting investors. He was with the founding team of Pinterest before leaving to build his own startup Gumroad, which makes buying and selling online much easier. One of the things he did was to build relationships with investors before even building his startup. He did it through writing on his blog, and engaging investors via social media. Age is nothing but a number.

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