My First Million

#118 with Harley Finkelstein (Shopify's President) - Why You Should Drop Out Of School and Start a Shopify Store

Oct 9, 2020

Join Harley Finkelstein, President of Shopify and e-commerce innovator, as he shares his insightful journey from law to leading a major tech company. He humorously discusses unique recruitment tactics, and highlights the rise of independent brands like Gymshark during the pandemic. Harley vividly outlines the evolving retail landscape, emphasizing the power of direct-to-consumer strategies. Plus, hear his thoughts on why aspiring entrepreneurs should consider starting their own Shopify stores instead of going through traditional education.

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Intro

5min

From Immigrant to E-Commerce Pioneer

12min

Empowering Rebels: The Revolution of Independent Entrepreneurship

20min

Navigating the DTC Landscape

13min

The Future of Retail: Adapting to Consumer Preferences

5min

Exploring the Dynamics of Running a Public Company

2min

A Blend of Humorous Insights and Entrepreneurial Spirit

2min

Encouraging Entrepreneurship and Unique Success Stories

2min

Sam Parr (@theSamParr) and Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) are joined by Harley Finkelstein (@harleyf) on the pod today. Harley is the COO of Shopify. In today’s episode you’ll hear: Sam and Harley share a hilarious but effective way to recruit senior employees (0:30), Harley gives his background and how he became the COO at Shopify (2:52), Shaan brings to light some interesting emails from the early investment rounds of Shopify (9:30), Harley shares some of the major things he’s seeing in retail during COVID (19:30), Sam asks Harley which companies he’s seen that can be successful on Shopify (30:00), Harley explains how Cardi-B can build a brand on Shopify (37:55), The guys kick around ideas related to Shopify Apps that don’t exist that should exist (45:30), Harley explains the future of retail as he sees it (53:45). This episode we are partnering with Square! Square makes it easy for your business to accept payment, and so much more! Check out this week's sponsor at square.com/go/hustle! Joined our private FB group yet? It's a page where people share each others million dollar ideas or what they're already working on: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ourfirstmillion.

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