E245: Shopify President: How To Become A Millionaire For The Price Of A Starbucks Coffee!

The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

FlightStory

Society & Culture, Business, Education

4.6 • 13.2K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2023

⏱️ 110 minutes

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Summary

Harley Finkelstein is a Canadian entrepreneur and business executive who currently serves as the President of Shopify, a leading e-commerce platform. In his podcast appearances, Finkelstein shares insights and advice on entrepreneurship, leadership, and building successful businesses. He draws from his own experiences starting and scaling multiple ventures, as well as his current role overseeing the growth of Shopify. Finkelstein is known for his energetic and engaging speaking style, and his ability to distill complex business concepts into practical tips that anyone can apply to their own entrepreneurial journey.

In this conversation Harley and Steven discuss topics, such as:

His mission to make more people into entrepreneurs
Why Harley had no choice but to become an entrepreneur
Why Harley searches for meaning over happiness

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0:00.0	One of the greatest hacks for being an ambitious, hard-driving entrepreneur is that
0:05.2	and that's why Kylie Jenner is nothing short of grueling.
0:08.1	Harley Finkelstein.
0:09.0	He's the president of Shopify, one of the largest e-commerce platforms.
0:12.2	Worth of it, $60 billion.
0:14.0	He's helped scale brands worldwide.
0:15.7	And he's now in a mission to help you start your own business.
0:18.6	But a month into college, I got a call from my mom and said,
0:22.3	Dad's been arrested and he's going to jail.
0:24.0	College is over.
0:25.0	And I shifted into this survival mode.
0:27.6	I had no choice.
0:28.9	And it's a very powerful driver.
0:30.4	I met Toby around that time.
0:31.9	The initial idea had lots of other competitors.
0:34.2	This was not this massive novel thing.
0:36.2	We just did it.
0:36.9	And that was how shot that was, boy.
0:38.8	There's a perception that entrepreneurship is very expensive.
0:41.2	That's not true.
0:41.9	It's less than a couple Starbucks coffees
0:43.8	to go start a business today.
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