Robleh @robjama Twitter profile

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Robleh

@robjama

6 years

Things money can't buy: 1) happiness 2) love 3) product market fit

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Robleh

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2 years

It’s been amazing to work with @doodles to bring their brand to life at #SXSW . This is the future of commerce — powered by Shopify!

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Robleh

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2 years

Some personal news. I'm joining the blockchain team at Shopify! Super excited to build in the crypto space and join the small but mighty team that's been crushing it all year. Here's how I got here

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Robleh

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3 years

Imagine if tech companies traded employees like pro sports teams.

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Robleh

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3 years

4 years ago today I sold my company @tinyheartsapps to @Shopify 🎉 This journey was never planned – immigrating to Canada 30 years ago as a Somali Muslim kid, starting a studio 10 years ago with no funding or experience making apps. Just start. The rest will take care of itself!

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We're in the era of modern software companies as lifestyle brands. We've passed the basic utility phase; now, it's about delivering an experience and forging an identity that resonates with the aspirations and values of your audience. UX has become a fashion statement, and…

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Robleh

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3 years

We’re not here for 2nd place!

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2 years

A few friends just launched @okaybears and it’s already one of the hottest NFTs on solana, they raised a seed round in less than a minute for their new brand. Moonbirds of sol! 👌🏾 👌🏾

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Robleh

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4 months

2023 in tech, through a Muslim lens: a year of revelations. It's been shocking to see the lack of empathy, deafening silence, and emerging agendas.

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muslim and arab (especially palestinian) colleagues in the tech community i've spoken with feel uncomfortable speaking about their recent experiences, often out of fear of retaliation and damaged career prospects. our industry should be united in our support of these colleagues;…

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Robleh

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4 years

It's a boy! I'm excited to announce the arrival of my new apprentice PM and newest member of the Jama fam, baby Yunus! Alhamdulilah 👦🏾🥳🎉

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4 years

Chick-fil-A has the number one app on the App Store. It’s getting more downloads than TikTok. The secret to growth like this is free nuggets. CAC is 8 nuggets. 🍗

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4 years

Testing out feels like the future of messaging. It's a desktop chat client that aggregates all your messages in one app. Keeping track of all of the messaging apps (Messages, Whatsapp, Twitter, and Instagram DMs, etc) is such a headache.

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. @Doodles raised the bar on IRL retail experiences with Doodleputt in Miami - powered by @Shopify !

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Robleh

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1 year

Life update: got promoted to entrepreneur

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Robleh

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2 years

We're hiring product designers for the Shopify Blockchain team. There's so much opportunity to level up the UX of crypto products! DMs are open. Drop your ens if you're a designer who's crypto-curious. Might have a little nftreat for some of you🍬

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2 years

Excited to finally announce the launch of the Nouns app! This might be the first blue chip NFT community app. 100% passion project, funded by @NounsDAO and CC0.

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Robleh

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11 months

Excited to share the new product I’ve been working on the last few months! This is something I’ve been thinking about ever since we went remote in 2020. Here’s how we’re bringing the energy back to meetings with Boom⚡️ (No, it’s not a new Zoom or Loom😉)

Get the Boom App: Bring the Boom to every video call

Make your meetings more engaging, productive & fun on Zoom, Meet, Teams +more.

www.getboom.app

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Robleh

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2 years

I'm stoked to finally share a fun side project I've been working on with some friends. A few months back I started a product studio DAO called Collective and our first product is the @nounsdao iOS app. Here's a sneak peek

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Robleh

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3 years

Shop is the #1 shopping app in 🇨🇦 and top 10 overall in the 🇺🇸! Let’s go!! 🚀 🚀

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Robleh

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5 months

Paul Graham said, 'The best startups almost have to start as side projects.' This reminds me of my own journey with Shop app, born from Arrive, a humble package tracking app, still topping the charts 6 years later. It's a story shared by Twitter, Facebook, Slack Gmail, Basecamp…

Robleh

@robjama

6 years

Super excited to (publicly) launch @tryarrive , our new package tracking app. Big shout out to the team who made this happen. A lot of love when into this. ❤️ via @TechCrunch

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Robleh

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1 year

Here’s a story about how Apple rejected the Nouns app 4 times and almost killed it with their overly harsh NFT policies.

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Robleh

@robjama

2 years

Check out that checkout 🔥 Here’s the merch conveyor in action. Every order is “hand-delivered” 🤖

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Robleh

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3 years

I’m doing a Loot hackathon this weekend. Building something fun with a few friends. We’re looking for a web dev and iOS dev to join the squad. If you’re down for a loot-a-thon HMU DMs are open. Inspired by @jmj @dhof

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Robleh

@robjama

7 years

Super excited to announce that @tinyheartsapps has been acquired @Shopify !! 🚀 💚 🎉

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Robleh

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4 years

4.8-star average and over 1 million ratings @shop ✨ Optimize for love > downloads ❤️

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The ultimate unfair advantage: startup people who are left alone to do startup things in a big company with lots of cash and distribution. It's rare, but when it happens, it's like witnessing magic. Take, for example, Cash App. It was originally created at a Square/Block…

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Robleh

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4 years

I'm so EXCITED to announce the arrival of @Shop , a shopping assistant that unifies the best features of Arrive and Shop Pay (formerly Shopify Pay) to help you speed through checkout, track your orders, and rediscover brands you love! 🥳📲

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Robleh

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1 month

Feeling spicy today! Saying the quiet part out loud. 1. Having a job and a single source of income is the riskiest thing you could do right now with layoff season and AI taking over. Bet on yourself. 2. Having a 'lifestyle business' isn't an insult—it's a badge of honor now.…

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Robleh

@robjama

3 years

Twitter could absolutely crush LinkedIn if they wanted. So much opportunity here to build a professional network that people actually want to use!

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Robleh

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2 years

A lot of people suffer from this very serious disease…it’s the disease of thinking that a really great idea is 90% of the work.

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Robleh

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2 years

5 years ago @Shopify acquired @tinyheartsapps making today our Acquiversary! I’ve almost been at shopify longer than I ran my own startup. And the adventure continues ✨🛍 💖

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Robleh

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4 years

working from home is a privilege

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Robleh

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2 years

gm! Here’s a sneak peek at gm shop (short for gated merch): the first tokengated commerce experience, built for mobile! We’re building it on @Shop because web3 commerce needs to be magic on mobile too! ✨

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Robleh

@robjama

3 years

Buying that domain name is easy, building the thing is hard. Reward yourself with the perfect domain after you build it.

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Robleh

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5 years

We moved into a beautiful new office @Shopify in Toronto! Here’s a little tour 😻

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Robleh

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2 years

Shop is beating Amazon on the top charts again. This never gets old 🥹🥹

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Robleh

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4 years

I’m convinced going fully remote and moving to a 4-day work week is the ultimate recruiting hack! I was talking a very senior designer friend who applied for UX manager role at Shopify. This is what he said after he learned about our new 4-day work week experiment.

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Robleh

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3 years

After seeing a few demos and chatting with founders I'm realizing that most people try to do too much, too early. Think big but don't forget to start small, only focus on what makes you different. Edit it down, and make sure you have a hook. It's like writing a book!

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Robleh

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2 years

Everything that can be token gated will be token gated. Chat groups, online stores, software, videos, livestreams, irl events, shops, restaurants, hotels. NFTs are internet keys that unlock access ✨

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1 month

I need to find this kid. S/o to @levelsio for inspiring him and sharing this video. He’s going places, inshAllah. I’d love to help and advise him on his journey. If you know him tell him to hmu. 🤙🏾

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This guy gonna be rich

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@OurielOhayon @tobi We're taking a blockchain agnostic approach and have had drops on multiple chains like Ethereum, Flow, Polygon with more to come. We work closely with several third-party minting app partners to make this happen.

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Robleh

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4 years

I found a Blockbuster in Georgian Bluffs, Ontario. They should make this a heritage site!

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Robleh

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9 months

Working in big tech, I used to spend hours a week in "alignment" meetings. Now we mostly just ship software and talk to the people using what we build. Startups ain't easy but this is definitely one of the big benefits of being small and starting fresh.

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Robleh

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3 years

My 10 year old daughter is asking for Roblox stock instead of allowance. I think her portfolio is off to a good start! 🚀 🚀 $RBLX

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Robleh

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4 years

sometimes you have to go slow to move fast

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Robleh

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2 years

Doodle holders can scan their badges to unlock all kinds of interactive experiences and exclusive goodies, like this golden ticket designed by @burnttoast

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Robleh

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3 years

I generally don't think you should be changing your profile pic. I follow the @rrhoover and @naval school of thought but making an exception since it's been 10 years since I touched mine. Here's my new nounified profile pic!

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4 years

We shipped a new feature in the @shop app to highlight Black-owned businesses! This was just an idea a week ago. I'm so glad we can use our platform to amplify the voices that need it most today. #blacklivesmatter #BuyBlack

Shopify App ‘Shop’ Spotlights Black-Owned Businesses

"We are committed to elevating the awareness of Black-owned businesses to support more voices in entrepreneurship," the company said.

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Robleh

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4 years

3-years ago today @Shopify acquired @tinyheartsapps which makes this our acquiversary! What a ride it's been! 🛍🎉❤️ Thanks, @skanwar for convincing me to join 🚀

Shopify acquires digital studio Tiny Hearts, makers of Wake Alarm, Next Keyboard & more | TechCrunch

E-commerce company Shopify is doubling down on its mobile product ambitions with today's acquisition of digital product studio Tiny Hearts. The studio has

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4 years

Felt really weird to be in an office after 6 months of remote work. Today was the last day to get personal stuff. Gonna miss the beautiful spaces we had @Shopify ✌🏾 back to WFH life!

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Robleh

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2 years

Prediction: Incentive designer will be a new title in web3. I think of it as a product designer that can draw on principles from economics/tokenomics, psychology, and engineering. Incentives govern everything!

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Robleh

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4 years

The best products often start off looking like a toy or a simple utility

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Robleh

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3 years

I’d love to see an alarm clock app for entrepreneurs and creators that plugs into your Shopify, YouTube or Gumroad and tells you how much money you made while you were sleeping. Maker Alarm ⏰ who wants to make this?

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Robleh

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2 years

Picked up this cool dood - excited to finally join the @doodles club! Why doodles? Amazing OG web3 team, pushing the industry forward with the Space Doodles drop + wrapped NFT tech, big IRL plans starting with SXSW, quality token-gated merch + vinyl toys, and good vibes 🚀🚀

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Robleh

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4 years

Here’s a breakdown of my fav quote, from the great philosopher Mike Tyson “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face” 🥊 insights > ideas

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. @Shopify Senior Product Lead Robleh Jama explains how entrepreneurs turn ideas into insights (by punching them in the face). #JustOneThing

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3 years

I've noticed a few first-time founders underestimating the power of a great landing page. Walls of text, no focus on core value prop, no social proof, no attention-grabbing visuals. The best landing pages make you feel like you're having a genuine conversation with the product.

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4 years

Bet on yourself

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4 years

First day back at @Shopify after a mini retirement aka 3 week vacation without Slack. Feels good to be home! Here’s the view from the new 13th floor.

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6 years

So this happened today! Was great to meet @tim_cook and show off some of the cool projects we've been cooking up on the Garage team @Shopify - lots of amazing AR/VR demos - @getfrenzyapp and @tryarrive ❤️

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Thanks @tobi and @Shopify for showing me your latest work with AR and VR. Great to be back in Canada! / Merci @tobi et @Shopify de m’avoir montré votre plus récent travail en RA et en RV. Content d’être de retour au Canada!

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Very bullish on @nounsdao and CCO. Picked this up from @jackbutcher ’s store and he didn’t need permission to make it. I’m all set for the next crypto winter!

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4 years

We're not remote workers - we're actually streamers who get paid to stream live on Zoom/Meet all day instead of Twitch. At least that's what I've started telling myself.

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4 months

Founders of fitness and productivity apps on January 1st

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5 years

Shout out to the all the moms who wholeheartedly support their founder kids on their crazy journeys! ❤️ Exhibit A: this comment on @ProductHunt from the mother of one of the makers of @Launchaco which was acquired by @namecheap last week!

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3 years

Youtube university is the best university in the world

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1 year

Today marks 6 years since I sold Tiny Hearts to Shopify! Still as excited as I was on day one. Grateful to be on this journey doing difficult things surrounded by friends, as Tobi says. 💚

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2 years

if you're not helping others win, you are not winning

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6 years

Little tweetstorm to end off what was a pretty memorable week! Had the pleasure of meeting Tim Cook on his first trip to Canada 🇨🇦. He came by the @Shopify Toronto office bright and early Monday morning. Here are some more behind the scenes pics 📸

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2 years

That golden ticket can be used to unlock special edition merch in the Doodle Shop including their new vinyl collectible figurine. This is one of the first ever token-gated retail drops!

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3 months

Brainstorming a new coworking space and creative lab in Toronto with a few friends. I think we might have stumbled on the perfect space today, time to come up with a good name, domain and brand. If you’re in TO and down to collab on branding or interior design HMU!

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Love to see it! 3 brothers from Scarborough becoming the youngest black VCs in Canada. Looking forward to the day every hood has a venture firm named after it and invests in the community. Like @HarlemCapital , or queens bridge venture partners.

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Meet the three brothers who are raising Canada’s largest venture fund for BIPOC founders: #ForbesUnder30

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2 years

The Nouns app is here! Funded by @nounsdao How it started: How it's going:

Nouns App for iPhone

Hop into the Nouns app to explore daily auctions, be notified of new on-chain Nouns, and create/remix your own Nouns to share with friends or use as your profile pic.

www.nounsapp.wtf

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2 years

What if crypto wallets are the super apps we've been waiting for in the West. All the pieces are there - identity, assets, built-in browser to run web3 (mini) apps, and soon wallet-to-wallet messaging.

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11 months

Throwback to 5 years ago when Tim Cook dropped by the Shopify office to see our AR/VR demos. I bet he laughed inside when we pulled out the HTC Vive. If we only knew what he was cooking up!

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10 months

This is a masterclass in product storytelling. And a perfect example of how to launch new products on Twitter, without the need for a website or press release. A killer vision, concise tweet, and captivating video are all you need. Already generating 1M views and counting!

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I've got something very exciting to announce: Entrepreneurs are heroes, and every hero needs a Sidekick ✨

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4 years

I can’t breathe

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3 years

. @shop app front and center!

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Best backdrop for @tim_cook to open #WWDC21 with @shop !

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8 months

Just soft launched a new DTC skincare brand I've been working on with my cousin and we made our first sale! Here's her reaction to that sweet Shopify 'cha-ching' sound.😂

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3 years

We finally have a Venmo/Cash like app in Canada, @Wealthsimple Cash. It’s super well designed. Glad someone is finally taking on email transfers. Only flaw is that it’s a separate app from the robo advisor and trading apps. They could’ve super-app’d it!

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2 months

First look at Studio 535! Got the keys today and checked out the space with @fahdananta and @BrandonMChu . This is gonna be fun! 🤝🏗️

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Going to be the universally sickest space this city has ever seen. Building a lab for people that are ready to be top 5% in the world at their craft or die trying Keep shooting Vin

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7 years

You're not an entrepreneur if you don't ship. That's why it's called entrepreneur*ship*. 🙃

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17 days

Eid Mubarak to everyone celebrating today!! 🌙 ✨ ❤️

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2 years

To my crypto friends, I'll be in New York next week for NFT NYC. Let's hang.✌🏾

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4 months

Today's the big day! Super excited to showcase Boom at New Demos Toronto. We're in great company with local legends like @aliasaria (founder of Tulip, ), @tarunsachdeva (founder of Gitwallet, ex Wattpad) @TGUPJ (founder of crew acquired by Dropbox), Cam…

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internetVin

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There will be 8~ demos at New Demos 1 (ND1) across desktop apps, mobile apps, AI, speculative technology, and interaction design, some of the demos will be the first time the projects have ever been shown publicly.

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Once you pay with Shop Pay (the product formerly known as ⁦ @Shopify Pay)⁩ you never go back! ⚡️⚡️⚡️

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7 months

I've found my new favorite co-working spot in Toronto: East Room! If you're tired of the WFH routine and crave some collaborative energy, this is the spot. So glad I made the switch – and even got a few founder friends to join.

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4 years

Focus is a competitive advantage

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5 years

I’m traveling through East Africa (Somaliland, Djbouti) for the first time since I left as a child. More tweets and pics to come in the next few days! The optimism, energy and entreprenial drive here is so contagious ❤️🌍✨

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3 years

Sundays are for side hustles

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Today is the 1 year acqui-versary of @tinyheartsapps + @Shopify - What a year it's been! Couldn’t have written a better ending to the Tiny Hearts journey and start of the Shopify adventure! ❤️🎉🙏 …

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@robjama

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Super excited to announce that @tinyheartsapps has been acquired @Shopify !! 🚀 💚 🎉

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3 years

Calm x Walmart 👀 I see you Calm! Getting some shelf space to gain more head space.

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I asked my kids if they want to get their allowance in cash or crypto. 2 out of 3 said crypto, the youngest wants cash...she’s ngmi

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3 years

Three types of friends ⁃friends for a reason ⁃friends for a season ⁃and friends for life

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Rep’n the underdogs and under represented ✊🏾

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Discord + web3 ✅ Twitter + web3 ✅ Shopify + web3 ✅ Stripe + web3 ✅ Reddit + web3 ✅ Who’s next?

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@packyM @mariogabriele @discord probably nothing

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The Builder + Creator duo is the new ideal startup dream team. Replacing the traditional trio of “hacker, hustler, designer”. Builders focus on product development and bring the idea to life through design and code. Creators focus on content, community building and…

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this is how you announce things in 2024. it all boils down to beautiful storytelling.

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Our vision for Act II of @arcinternet

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Super excited to (publicly) launch @tryarrive , our new package tracking app. Big shout out to the team who made this happen. A lot of love when into this. ❤️ via @TechCrunch

Shopify's new Arrive app is your package tracking pal | TechCrunch

I'm not sure the team at Shopify's experimental Garage product development group knows this, but their latest app is basically made for me: It's a package

techcrunch.com

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6 years

Big launch from the team today 💥Shopify AR: Create AR experiences for your online store @ProductHunt 📹

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launching something new tomorrow 🗣️💥

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