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The Shopify story : how a startup rocketed to e-commerce giant by empowering millions of entrepreneurs / Larry MacDonald.
"The story of Shopify, one of Canada's largest publicly traded companies, is all about starting and growing businesses. In this inspirational corporate history, follow the company's rocket-like growth over its first two decades and meet its major players, such as Tobias Lütke, 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 Shopify's performance during the years leading up to its initial public offering (IPO), 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 Shopify's growth and shares lessons for entrepreneurs, business managers, employees, programmers, policymakers, and investors."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781770417496 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: xi, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Publisher: Toronto, ON : ECW Press, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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| Subject: | Lütke, Tobias. Shopify Inc. > History. Electronic commerce > Canada. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Stroud Branch | 381.14206571 MacD | 31681010392876 | NONFICPBK | Available | - |
- Bookmasters
Shopifyâs rapid rise from small startup to one of Canadaâs top companies is marked by CEO turnover, near-bankruptcy, and subsequent billionaire status, forming a remarkable business success story. - Bookmasters
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- Audiobook rights licensed to Podium Audio
- RECOGNIZABLE NAME: Shopify employs over 10,000 people internationally and services two million merchants in 175 countries. If merchantsâ employees are included, Shopify provides jobs to five million people, the largest workforce in the world, according to a Deloitte study. Talk about reach!
- A FANTASTIC STORY, BRILLIANTLY TOLD: The Shopify Story covers all facets of the brand, including the beginnings of Shopify as a snowboard webstore, shake-ups in the executive suite, the angel investor, corporate environment and culture, the build-a-business contest, going public, and growth during COVID.
- UNRIVALED ACCESS: MacDonald is well positioned due to his years working as a journalist and interviewing various businesspeople and has formed relationships with Shopifyâs senior staff, such as John Phillips, the angel investor who first gave funding to Shopify (in 2007) and then became a mentor to CEO Lütke as well as a member of the Shopify board of directors.
- Simon and Schuster
A remarkable business success story, follow the rapid rise from small startup to one of Canadaâs top companies through CEO turnover, near-bankruptcy, and subsequent billionaire status
âAn informative and revealing look at one of the greatest Canadian startup success stories.â â 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 companyâs rocket-like growth over its first two decades and meet its major players, such as Tobias Lütke, 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 âfirst principlesâ thinking than the business nostrums of MBA classes. Learn more about the executive team that contributed to Shopifyâs 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 Shopifyâs growth and shares lessons for entrepreneurs, business managers, employees, programmers, policymakers, and investors.
