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Nov 2023
35m 16s

Micro Utility With Gen AI: Shopify's Miq...

MIT Sloan Management Review and Boston Consulting Group (BCG)
About this episode
Miqdad Jaffer brings a background in engineering to his role as director of product for digital marketplace platform Shopify. Users might recognize the commerce platform as one that enables a fast and secure online checkout experience. On the merchant side, Shopify enables business owners to set up e-commerce sites where they can list and sell their products ... Show More
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