Tobias Lütke did not create his unicorn in a garage, but at his in-laws. The boss of Shopify, a Canadian unicorn who sells sites and online sales solutions to SMEs, played “Tanguy entrepreneur” until he was successful. The Ottawa-based group's share value has tripled in one year and now exceeds $ 1,000. Since the beginning of June, Tobias Lütke has signed in quick succession an agreement with Facebook to provide technical solutions for “Shops” - a virtual storefront for small traders - and with Walmart - the latter wanting to catch up on Amazon. If Shopify, launched in 2004, is now worth more than $ 120 billion - American, not Canadian - and employs 6,000 people, it's partly thanks to in-laws.
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Since the creation of Shopify, it hasn't always been easy. Fortunately, Tobias Lütke could count on his in-laws to support him. “My mother-in-law was a diplomat and she made a
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