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What product did Shopify founder Tobi Lütke sell online before building the e-commerce platform that became Shopify?
Answer
Snowboards
Lütke and a partner opened an online snowboard shop called Snowdevil, and when existing e-commerce software proved inadequate, he built his own platform, which evolved into Shopify.
💡 Did you know?
Shopify's founder Tobi Lütke taught himself to code from free online tutorials, then sold snowboards online before building the platform.
Other options people guess
- Skateboards
- Bicycles
- Surfboards
Topics
- e-commerce
- shopify
- entrepreneurship
- startups
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