
Harley Finkelstein
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Harley Finkelstein
@harleyf
Entrepreneur // @Shopify President // @BigShotPodcast Creator


Standards are words and talk is cheap. A standard's success is measured by adoption, which is earned by solving right problems, with the right primitives, and running code. Universal Commerce Protocol has been a rocket ship. We chiseled it out of decades of shared experience running the world's largest commerce and consumer platforms, and it struck a chord, pulling contributors and adoption from across the agentic ecosystem. Case in point, the 04-08 release packed a punch. We landed support for: catalog for product discovery, cart building, post-order operations, context & intent for personalization, trust signals, and eligibility claims. Today the 🚀 trajectory accelerates. We're welcoming @amazon, @Meta, @Microsoft, @salesforce, and @stripe to the UCP Tech Council 🎉, working alongside @Google, @Shopify, @Etsy, @Target, and @Wayfair. Combined, these platforms touch billions of users, millions of merchants, and trillions of dollars in annual transactions — all rallying behind UCP as the one open protocol for the agentic era. Tech Council update: newsfilecorp.com/release/294133…


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Le REER et le CELI privent le fisc de milliards de dollars chaque année tout en accroissant les inégalités au sein de la population. Et ce, même s’il n’a jamais été prouvé que ces programmes augmentent vraiment l’épargne. lactualite.com/lactualite-aff…

Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is publicly supporting a decision by the city’s fire chief to dismantle Drake’s viral “Iceman” sculpture downtown, after it drew thousands of fans and raised concerns about “dangerous and unsafe activities.” cp24.com/local/toronto/…











This is the most incredible sauna experience I’ve ever been to. Bota Bota in Montreal. I still think about it to this day. It’s a floating spa on a converted ferry. With multiple levels with several saunas, steam baths, whirlpools, cold plunges, lounges, cafe. Strong silence

A special project made with a special group of people—a team that has redefined what software marketing looks like. The recognition is a by-product of what happens when you assemble a group of folks driven by curiosity and point them in the direction of a mission they're inspired to serve. Thank you @tobi for creating a unique habitat at @Shopify for this kind of work to flourish. Thank you @TheWebbyAwards for curating the best work on the web. And thanks to my incredible team for crushing the assignment yet again.




