# Tobias Lütke ![[50 Resources/51 Attachments/51.03 Public/2026-02-13 Tobias Lütke.jpg|400]] German-Canadian entrepreneur and CEO of [[Shopify]], which he co-founded in 2006 with [[Daniel Weinand]] and [[Scott Lake]]. Originally a programmer, he created Shopify after building an online store to sell snowboards and realizing the e-commerce tools available at the time were inadequate. He is known for his views on remote work, company culture, and his background as a self-taught developer. ## Quotes <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/quote AND [[Tobias Lütke]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Books <!-- QueryToSerialize: LIST FROM #type/book AND [[Tobias Lütke]] WHERE public_note = true SORT file.name ASC --> ## Related - [[qmd]] - [[Shopify]] ## References - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_L%C3%BCtke - X: https://x.com/tobi