Shopify CEO Discouraging Staff From Side Hustles That Divert Attention From Company

Shopify CEO Discouraging Staff From Side Hustles That Divert Attention From Company
Shopify CEO Tobias Lutke participates in the company's Annual General Meeting of Shareholders in Ottawa on May 29, 2019. The Canadian Press/Justin Tang
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The chief executive of Shopify Inc. is discouraging staff from taking on side gigs that divert their attention away from the company.

Tobi Lütke says in a memo circulated to staff that the Ottawa-based e-commerce company’s mission to build world-class software for millions of merchants requires their unshared attention.