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Library and Archives Canada Cataloguing in Publication

Title: The Shopify story : how a startup rocketed to e-commerce giant by empowering millions of entrepreneurs / Larry MacDonald.

Names: MacDonald, Larry, author.

Identifiers: Canadiana (print) 20240358678 | Canadiana (ebook) 20240361334

ISBN 978-1-77041-749-6 (softcover)

ISBN 978-1-77852-296-3 (ePub)

ISBN 978-1-77852-299-4 (PDF)

Subjects: LCSH: Shopify Inc.—History. | LCSH: Lütke, Tobias. | LCSH: Electronic commerce—Canada.

Classification: LCC HF5548.325.C3 M33 2024 | DDC 381/.14206571—dc23

This book is funded in part by the Government of Canada. Ce livre est financé en partie par le gouvernement du Canada. We also acknowledge the support of the Government of Ontario through the Ontario Book Publishing Tax Credit, and through Ontario Creates.

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