How did Sahil fund Gum Road?

Sahil Lavingia funded Gumroad by utilizing Stripe before its official launch, to build the minimum viable product (MVP) over a weekend. He reached out to his friend John from Stripe to seek permission to use their yet-to-launch services. After receiving approval, he developed Gumroad, integrated a credit card form, and launched the platform on Monday morning. The concept proved viable quickly, gaining traction on Hacker News, thanks to its timely and practical solution for monetizing digital content 1.