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Tobi joined Sources to discuss AI shopping, why Shopify welcomes agents, and what AI changes for new entrepreneurs. The conversation also visits the personal AI system running from Tobi’s home.
Tobias “Tobi” Lütke is Shopify’s co-founder and CEO, a programmer who shares ideas about building businesses, making software, and working with AI.
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Tobi’s happenings, collected from public sources, plus their backstory and Starbook, where fans write.
Tobi joined Sources to discuss AI shopping, why Shopify welcomes agents, and what AI changes for new entrepreneurs. The conversation also visits the personal AI system running from Tobi’s home.
Tobi returned to Shane Parrish’s podcast to talk about Shopify’s internal AI colleague River, using an AI council for difficult decisions, and why human judgment and responsibility still matter.
fs.blogWatch or listen to the conversationTobi joined Jack Altman on Uncapped for “Building Shopify and the Future of AI.” The episode explores product craft, founder-led companies, and how AI changes entrepreneurship.
In a Shopify video, Tobi and distinguished engineer Ilya Grigorik discussed UCP, open development, and the need for a shared language between AI agents and merchants.
Tobi sat down with David Senra for “21 Years of Building Shopify,” a long conversation about company building, leadership, and the journey from an online snowboard shop.
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