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This is the best summary I could come up with:
Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke wrote a company-wide memo Wednesday discouraging employees from having side hustles.
"This surprises me because it directly contradicts the countless times I've said Shopify is like a professional sports team that requires our unshared attention."
Even the company's president, Harley Finkelstein, has had his own Shopify store, Firebelly Tea, which he co-founded with the DavidsTea creator David Segal in 2021.
"Occasional side hustles like teaching a yoga class on the weekend or coaching your kid's soccer team once or twice a week aren't what I'm talking about.
And open source contributions are welcome, but give yourself an out - don't commit to big maintenance burden or letting them become a substantial workload," he wrote.
Shopify General Counsel Jess Hertz responded to Lütke's post saying that all employees would receive an email with more details on how they can disclose side projects or other outside work.
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