Tobi Lütke: True creativity always comes from constraints, not blank canvases
Tobi L–tke · Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke: Remote Work vs In-Person; The Benefit of Setting Constraints | E997 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Apr 3, 2023 · at 14:31
Tobi Lütke is the CEO and co-founder of Shopify. He discusses organizational design and creativity, drawing parallels between music, art, and leadership.
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“Like artists, real artists will always talk about the tyranny of a blank canvas, right? Like this is actually not what leads to creativity. Creativity always comes from constraints.”
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