We're seeing a lot of pivots of businesses that we write about, bringing in alternative revenue streams. In the case of Shopify, that is also lending money to people who use your service. The reason that we've now given out more than $4 billion of capital for cash advances and loans to merchants is it's not because we had this ambition to help entrepreneurs. It turns out banks don't do a very good job of helping entrepreneurs and small businesses when they're just getting started.
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Black Friday is one of the biggest days in the business calendar. In this episode Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify, joins Intelligence Squared to discuss Black Friday sales and the changing landscape of business in the digital age. He speaks to Anne McElvoy, executive editor at The Economist, on topics such as the rise of the creator economy and how platforms like Shopify are empowering entrepreneurs to start, run and grow their business.
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