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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!
Plugging my brother's one-person business because he'll be too humble to post himself: https://nanagram.co The product allows you to send pictures in the mail to your loved ones via SMS. It works great for getting fresh photos to your grandparents who might not be super savvy with a computer. My brother started it a few years ago and makes enough now to keep it going. Probably is the classic definition of a lifestyle…
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!
I’m still making almost all of my income from Candy Japan, which is a Japanese candy subscription service that I launched many years ago as a HN post. The shutdown halted international shipping from Japan to over 100 countries, so I’ve had to pause subscriptions for the time being: https://www.candyjapan.com/behind-the-scenes/on-pause-due-to... I’m taking this as a much-needed break from running the site!
Could you give me some info about how you started? Especially about the legal and taxes aspect. More precisely, can I start without a company? If a company is needed, 個人事業主 or 合同会社? Is this even compatible with student visa? The tech aspect in not a problem, but starting the business side seems super tricky.
Plugging my brother's one-person business because he'll be too humble to post himself: https://nanagram.co The product allows you to send pictures in the mail to your loved ones via SMS. It works great for getting fresh photos to your grandparents who might not be super savvy with a computer. My brother started it a few years ago and makes enough now to keep it going. Probably is the classic definition of a lifestyle…
Last year, I shipped nearly 4000 packages. My customers love our products, and most of our growth comes from word of mouth.
I’m still making almost all of my income from Candy Japan, which is a Japanese candy subscription service that I launched many years ago as a HN post. The shutdown halted international shipping from Japan to over 100 countries, so I’ve had to pause subscriptions for the time being: https://www.candyjapan.com/behind-the-scenes/on-pause-due-to... I’m taking this as a much-needed break from running the site!
As a resident in Japan, I was thinking about putting online a small website to sell some items (not candies) to Europe and US residents, however a friend warns me it would not be as easy as I think. Could you give me some info about how you started? Especially about the legal and taxes aspect. More precisely, can I start without a company? If a company is needed, 個人事業主 or 合同会社? Is this even compatible with student vi…
I’m still making almost all of my income from Candy Japan, which is a Japanese candy subscription service that I launched many years ago as a HN post. The shutdown halted international shipping from Japan to over 100 countries, so I’ve had to pause subscriptions for the time being: https://www.candyjapan.com/behind-the-scenes/on-pause-due-to... I’m taking this as a much-needed break from running the site!
also, doing anything in the education space is worth checking out... in other words, charging people for what you know is a well-worn strategy! an ecourse or online course isn't hard to put together... i did one literally with gumroad and notion docs!
In 2 days, I'll be launching a second product for a similar audience. https://phoenixigniter.com
Elixir is a tiny market compared to something like Ruby or even Rust, but it's my stack of choice and I love helping grow the ecosystem.