Shopify's Harley Finkelstein On Asking For Forgiveness Instead of Permission

The Chief Platform Officer of ecommerce site Shopify shares what he looks for in new hires, how to get everyone to share ideas and why he's had an executive coach for years.

One good way to truly understand a business is to start as a customer. In 2005, to put himself through law school, Harley Finkelstein sold T-shirts on Shopify. Today, as the company's chief platform officer, Finkelstein is helping to grow the popular e-commerce solution into a much broader commerce solution, so the company can get a piece of the retail pie both online and offline.

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