Thread by @tobi

We haven’t done this in a while! Ask me anything with hashtag #asktobi

Q: #asktobi As an avid car guy with a Lemons car, I'm desperate to get more info on your Shopify endurance race car!
- @kurtinc

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Q: #asktobi what do you look for in a programmer that you considering to join your team?
- @lylesback2

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Q: #asktobi How did you come across @jmwind or choose him as the CTO of @Shopify. He’s a great human being just like yourself.
- @vjwargiya

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Q: #asktobi How do you think that Shopify can play a role in Canadian startups and talent creation long term?
- @realscottmcleod

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Q: Do you worry that publicly working on side hustles would be criticized bu shareholders if and when Shopify were to have a bad quarter or two? #asktobi
- @philwinkle

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Q: You recently offered a pro Starcraft player an internship based on his gaming accomplishments; any chance you would do the same for a @factoriogame speedrunner? :D arguably takes a similar amount of dedication and time to reach elite level! #asktobi
- @lukewchesney

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Q: #asktobi How is Shopify planning to use ML/AI in the upcoming year?
- @sgekker

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Q: #asktobi What was your major in University?
- @JustinBubu_

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Q: #asktobi What should I be reading over the holiday break?
- @kvlly

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Q: What's your rank in Starcraft and why aren't you GM yet? ;) #asktobi
- @tvliQuidGG

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Q: If you were building a mobile web browser in 2020, what are the top 3-5 features you would want it to have?
#asktobi
- @html5cat

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Q: Missed the last #asktobi, so trying again! What did you learn from the Breitbart-related protests against Shopify in 2017? How did it affect your approach to management, communication, or internal policies?
- @tron

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Q: #asktobi what business would you start today if you had to go back to square one?
- @montori_m

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Q: #asktobi If you imagine Shopify as a factory (like in the book "The Goal") and it has a bottleneck you'd like to eliminate, what is that bottleneck right now?
- @MarceloPLima

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Q: #asktobi What was your main inspiration to donate to teamtrees.org?
- @nail_yt

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Q: #asktobi what does growth really means for Shopify? Is it revenue? Impact? Sustainable revenue stream?
- @pmarquees

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Q: #asktobi was there ever a moment in Shopify's history where you thought "this might not work"? Love following you btw!
- @_mccroskey

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Q: Wie oft bist du eigentlich noch in Deutschland? Was vermisst du am meisten aus DE? #asktobi
- @MatYoh23

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Q: #asktobi what's one important thing you "unlearned" or found to be inaccurate this year?
- @TodayRSS

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Q: #asktobi in your opinion how important is to know how to write code nowadays?
- @sasha_fishter

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