"I never cared a lot for school." — Tobias Lutke

I spent my time, growing up, essentially between two things: technology and retail. I was fascinated by selling and loved the idea of making a profit, but I also spent a lot of time on technology.

Computers add convenience to our everyday lives, but we are limited in what we can do with technology others have imagined. The ability for humans to teach machines entirely new things - coding - is nothing short of a superpower.

We're trying to build the largest start-up ever without becoming a big company.

Products are a form of speech, and free speech must be fiercely protected, even if we disagree with some of the voices.

Computers are the most powerful tools that humanity has ever created. Yet, we treat them largely as a black box; as if it were an alien artifact that magically appeared on desks, in homes, and in our pockets.

More and more people are opening online stores and online retail businesses. This market is expanding very, very quickly.

What could be more Canadian than working hard to figure out something new and sharing it with the world? The world wants to hear from us!

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I never cared a lot for school.