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larry macdonald

@Larry_MacDonald

Economist, journalist & author. Most recently authored: The Shopify Story: How a Startup Rocketed to E-commerce Giant by Empowering Millions

Ottawa, Ontario Katılım Temmuz 2009
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larry macdonald@Larry_MacDonald·
Happy to see my latest book, "The Shopify Story," won a gold medal at the Axiom Business Book Awards. #23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">axiomawards.com/blog/2025-meda…
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Desiree Fixler@desireefixler·
Milton Friedman said it decades ago — and he was right. Before 1914, immigration was about jobs. Work forced integration: language, norms, contribution - creating social cohesion. There were checks and limits: health and criminal. But work was the real filter. Today, immigration is tied to handouts without checks. The welfare state breaks labor and safety discipline - then calls the backlash “xenophobia.” As Milton Friedman warned: you can’t have open borders and a welfare state. That’s not ideology. It’s math. Markets integrate. Welfare divides. @DefiyantlyFree
Insurrection Barbie@DefiyantlyFree

Milton Friedman on illegal immigration…

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larry macdonald@Larry_MacDonald·
@harleyf The Founders: The Story of Paypal and the Entrepreneurs Who Shaped Silicon Valley Book by Jimmy Soni
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Harley Finkelstein@harleyf·
Best thing you read, heard or watched this year? I’m looking for ones that made you stop and rethink how you’re approaching your business or your life.
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larry macdonald@Larry_MacDonald·
@tobi Hey Tobi That's a good idea. I could do it. I have written 3 books already, two of which were Canadian best sellers. So you can rest assured it would get done and done well.
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tobi lutke@tobi·
Dropping another internal Context episode. @vlaurenlee and I talk about how she ascended Shopify from senior PM to leading all of product. Vanessa is brilliant. Worth a watch for any builders.
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LAnDo NIFFIRG™️🇨🇦@llandoniffirg·
That's hilarious 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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larry macdonald@Larry_MacDonald·
Nice write-up by @OPMWire on Daniel Debow, one of the senior execs at Shopify over past five years. I didn't find much info on him while writing my book on Shopify or since, so this was a great find. opmwire.com/daniel-debow-s…
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larry macdonald@Larry_MacDonald·
Much thanks to The Literary Review and Gilbert Reid for their nice review of my Shopify book, which they describe as "rich in insight, psychologically penetrating [and] may well serve as a recipe for entrepreneurial success in the digital age." reviewcanada.ca/magazine/2025/…
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Paulo Macro
Paulo Macro@PauloMacro·
Right… tighten Brazil right into the arms of China and others in a multi-polar world
0xChariot@quietlyobservs

@PauloMacro It's the revival of the Monroe Doctrine. As the US prepares to cut Europe loose, it needs to tighten the grip on South America.

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Michael Green@profplum99·
“The longer the boom lasts, and the higher the valuation Bitcoin reaches, the higher the cost for society will be in the end.”voxeu.org/article/bitcoi…
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Harley Finkelstein
Harley Finkelstein@harleyf·
In 2025, the best way to get hired isn’t by sending a résumé. It’s by shipping something so good it can’t be ignored. @juliafedorin wanted to work at @Shopify. So she made a video campaign. No ask. No application. Just execution. <24 hrs later, she had an offer to be a marketing intern this fall. Welcome to Shopify, Julia.
Julia Fedorin@juliafedorin

Hi @Shopify, room for one more?

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