https://benny-k.com/tags/shopify/Recent content in Shopify on Ben KarciauskasHugo -- 0.146.0en-AUThu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://benny-k.com/posts/the-learning-is-the-collateral/Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://benny-k.com/posts/the-learning-is-the-collateral/<p>Farhan Thawar, head of engineering at Shopify, gave an excellent talk at the recent Cursor Compile event. A few things in particular stuck with me.</p> <p>The first takeaway was &ldquo;the learning is the collateral, not the code.&rdquo; He told a story about 50 engineers who spent 18 months building something and were ready to launch. The day before launch, Tobi — Shopify&rsquo;s founder — asks one question: &ldquo;If you could start over, how would you build it?&rdquo;</p>