Harley Finkelstein — Tactics and Strategies from Shopify, the Future of Retail, and More

Harley found his law degree much more valuable for business than his MBA. His MBA consisted of mostly unrealistic case studies.

The future of retail will be about retail everywhere:

Shopify is the second-largest retailer after Amazon

Last year it was around 15%

Data shows that consumer preferences are shifting to buying products from independent brands from actual entrepreneurs when possible

Shopify has about 6,000 employees and a market cap of over $100 billion

When Harley first joined Shopify in 2010, e-commerce was about 5% of retail

Your physical location will serve as a showroom for your website and your website will serve as a showroom for your retail store

There are over one million brands that use Shopify