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Tobias Lütke: The Programmer Who Accidentally Built Shopify

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Tobias Lütke: The Programmer Who Accidentally Built Shopify

Anup Yadav July 9, 2026 No Comments Founder of Shopify Shopify founder Shopify founder journey Shopify founder story Tobias Lütke Tobias Lütke biography Tobias Lütke entrepreneur journey Tobias Lütke history Tobias Lütke leadership Who founded Shopify

Tobias Lütke never wanted to be a CEO — he wanted to fix bad software. That instinct built Shopify.

How Shopify Started by Selling Snowboards Online

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How Shopify Started by Selling Snowboards Online

Anup Yadav July 5, 2026 No Comments e-commerce history e-commerce platform entrepreneurship founder story Shopify Shopify history Shopify origin story Snowdevil Startup Pivot Tobias Lütke

Shopify wasn’t built to sell snowboards. It was built because a snowboard shop needed better software — and the software turned out to be the real business.