In 2004, German programmer Tobias Lütke was living in Ottawa with his girlfriend. An avid snowboarder, he wanted to launch an online snowboard shop, but found the e-commerce software available at the time to be clunky and expensive. So he decided to write his own e-commerce software. After he launched his online snowboard business, called Snowdevil, other on ... Show More
Feb 2020
Be a platform, w/Shopify's Tobi Lütke
<p>The secret to massive scale? Be a platform. Build a virtuous cycle where everyone wins, and you’ll emerge the biggest winner of all. This is what Tobi Lütke did when he built Shopify – and then opened it up to the world. Cameo appearances by: Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt (Goo ... Show More
32m 10s
Dec 2020
Be a platform, w/Shopify's Tobi Lütke
<p>The secret to massive scale? Be a platform. Build a virtuous cycle where everyone wins, and you’ll emerge the biggest winner of all. This is what Tobi Lütke did when he built Shopify – and then opened it up to the world. Cameo appearances by Bill Gates, Eric Schmidt (Goog ... Show More
32m 10s
Apr 2024
OMR Classic mit Shopify-Gründer Tobias Lütke
Tobias Lütkes Lebenslauf ist eine dieser Self-Made-Geschichten, wie man sie eigentlich eher aus Filmen kennt: in Koblenz aufgewachsen, früh angefangen, zu programmieren, die Schule nach der 10. Klasse verlassen und eine Informatiker-Ausbildung bei einer Tochterfirma von Siemens-N ... Show More
1h 12m
Apr 2021
Shopify: The E-commerce On-Ramp - [Business Breakdowns, EP. 01]
Welcome to the first episode of our newest show, Business Breakdowns, featuring deep-dive conversations on individual businesses. In each episode, we will dissect a new company with investors and operators that know it best. We’ve already released the first three episodes on Shop ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2016
#103: Scaling Your e-Commerce Business with Steve Chou
Google-ads, targeting, and Facebook-scaling, oh my! We are LUCKY to have e-commerce expert and trainer Steve Chou in my latest episode to keep you in the know of what’s working now in e-commerce. The great thing about this interview is that although we are talking about e-commerc ... Show More
49m 28s
Nov 2022
Tobi Lütke: Calm Progress
My guest today is Shopify co-founder and CEO Tobi Lütke. We discuss the differences between founders and professional managers, how he’s scaled with Shopify, the constant fight against bureaucracy, how he thinks about innovation in a large company, and how he manages to keep his ... Show More
2h 42m