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#creator-economy case studies
2 sourced case studies tagged #creator-economy. Every number links inline to the page it came from; self-reported figures are labelled as such.
- Stan: the creator storefront that dropped transaction fees at $1M ARR, then hit $76M all-time revenue
- Gumroad: the 'failure' to build a billion-dollar company that became a profitable business
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Stan: the creator storefront that dropped transaction fees at $1M ARR, then hit $76M all-time revenue
Stan lets creators sell coaching, courses and downloads from a link-in-bio store. Its co-founder says killing the transaction fee in late 2022 preceded 8.5x growth, and TrustMRR's Stripe data shows millions in monthly revenue.
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SaaS2 sources · 2 min
Gumroad: the 'failure' to build a billion-dollar company that became a profitable business
Sahil Lavingia raised $8M+ for Gumroad, stalled, laid off most of the team and nearly shut down. Then he cut costs to profitability. His own numbers show what going from venture track to sustainable business looks like.
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