The Shopify Story: How a Startup Rocketed to E-Commerce Giant by Empowering Millions of Entrepreneurs

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A remarkable business success story, follow the rapid rise from small startup to one of Canadas top companies through CEO turnover, near-bankruptcy, and subsequent billionaire status

An informative and revealing look at one of the greatest Canadian startup success stories. Darcy Keith, Globe and Mail investment editor

The story of Shopify, now the second-largest e-commerce platform in North America, is all about starting and growing businesses. In this inspirational corporate history, you can follow the companys rocket-like growth over its first two decades and meet its major players, such as Tobias Ltke, who co-founded the company in 2004, transitioned from programmer to CEO in 2008, and thereafter steered Shopify to its incredible growth trajectory, relying more on first principles thinking than the business nostrums of MBA classes. Learn more about the executive team that contributed to Shopifys performance during the years leading up to its initial public offering, which turned them into multimillionaires and paved the way for Shopify to enable millions of entrepreneurs to start businesses and enrich the global economy. In The Shopify Story, economist and business journalist Larry MacDonald investigates the factors behind Shopifys growth and shares lessons for entrepreneurs, business managers, employees, programmers, policymakers, and investors.

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An informative and revealing look at one of the greatest Canadian startup success stories. It gave me a much deeper understanding of the companys origins, its founder and key executives, and how it has grown into an e-commerce giant. Theres also a lot of insight to be gleaned here about putting entrepreneurialism into action, motivating teams and thriving in the face of setbacks in todays tech-driven economy. Darcy Keith, Globe and Mail investment editor

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Larry MacDonald has worked as an economist, journalist, and author of several business books, including bestsellers Nortel Networks and The Bombardier Story. Larry MacDonald lives in Ottawa, ON, with his wife and two sons.