In this podcast, Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke chats with a16z co-founder Ben Horowitz about Shopify's evolution from a small snowboarding company to a leading e-commerce powerhouse. They delve into key topics like the significance of grasping customer needs, prioritizing impactful tasks, and managing the intricacies of corporate culture and political activism. Lütke shares his belief in creating top-notch software, his hands-on management style, and his optimistic perspective on the collaboration between AI and crypto. He also advocates for a more favorable regulatory landscape to support emerging technologies.