Tobi Lütke's core parenting principle: no 'black boxes' in the house
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Tobi Lütke, co-founder and CEO of Shopify, discusses his early curiosity about computers and how his desire to understand complex systems shapes his parenting philosophy.
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“I hate black boxes. I don't, I really, really dislike black boxes. It's actually like a parroting principle in our house. Like we talk about this with my kids. It's like, we do not like black boxes in the house. Everyone, everything is understandable and everything is way more interesting than it seems.”
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