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I built Shopify because I wanted to sell snowboards and every e-commerce platform was terrible. Solve your own problem first.
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I have no university degree. I learned to code in Germany as an apprentice. The best education is building things.
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We sold the logistics business to Flexport because I realized we were losing focus. A company that does everything does nothing well.
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I laid off 20% of the company because I was wrong about the e-commerce acceleration lasting. I take full responsibility.
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Shopify powers 10% of US e-commerce. Every time you buy something from a small brand online, there is a good chance we are behind it.
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I still code. The day a CEO stops understanding the product is the day the product starts dying.