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Tobi Lütke and Harley Finkelstein: Shopify wants 'a thousand new Amazons' — and AI is the lever
In the DotDev 2026 fireside, Shopify's CEO and president explain the mission to create more entrepreneurship, the vision of hyper-specific commerce experiences, and AI's role in the next decade of independent commerce.
Live shopping: Whatnot's founder explains why live commerce will take over the West
Grant LaFontaine, co-founder and CEO of Whatnot ($20B), explains how a collectibles marketplace became the West's largest live shopping platform — and why live commerce, already 30% of retail in China, is still single digits in the US.