Carl Rivera
@postcarl
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Chief Design Officer at @Shopify, reimagining the platform for the age of AI. Previously launched and led @shop. BtS on how we build and ideas on what's to come
New York, NY
Joined October 2007
Every time I try to hire someone, I start by telling them why they should NOT work at Shopify: 1. Shopify is an unapologetically top-down company; 2. We will put vision and conviction over data ▶️ don't-join-shopify..mov
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The last thing I told @postcarl before we joined: "We have to bring Demo Nights to @Shopify (and the lamp)" Couldn't be more excited for Thursday! We have some wild talks lined up...
Bringing the Molly vibes to the new @Shopify office for Demo Night this Thursday. This is the best lineup we've ever had: @leemaschmeyer, Rissa Kei Chua, Spencer Gabor, @thesephist @YaelBienenstock and @andrewpignanelli Please RSVP we only have limited spots left.
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Often, the greatest growth starts in the hardest moments. That’s the theme of Rock Bottom, a beautiful new podcast from @mayssa_c. This first episode is with @babbarivera - my wife. I was really moved by this episode that tells her story in a very personal and beautiful way
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When I was a kid, the internet didn't exist. That. is. crazy. Spent a few minutes reflecting on the insane amount of leaps that have happened inside of a single generation...
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Bringing over people like Derek isn’t ”hiring” —> it’s strategy. As we head into the age of AI, there’s not better way to imagine the future than through design
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Shopify and Lovable share a goal of lowering the cost of entrepreneurship – making it easier to turn ideas into businesses. As a Lovable investor I couldn't be more excited about what will be achieved together
Introducing the Lovable Shopify integration. Today, we're making it possible to build online stores by chatting with AI. To show how it works, we built and launched our first merch store:
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Lot's of exciting new releases to choose from today in Apple Music
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You don’t just wake up a world-class designer. It takes reps, mentors, and environments that raise your bar. Those opportunities have been disappearing — so we’re bringing them back. Introducing DAP: Shopify’s new Design Apprenticeship Program. Apply Oct 20 – 27 → link in
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I'm doing a designer dinner in Brooklyn next week on Wednesday. I kept two spots open. Who should I invite?
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Acquiring Molly Studio is about building a team that can anticipate the future, and in doing so, help shape it. From @jaytel__ in March
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Collapsing apps, operating systems, and identity into one intelligent system.
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We’ve talked about Conversational Commerce for years. Many tried (myself included) but the future always felt just out of reach. With OpenAI × Shopify, it’s finally here—and it’s about to change how people shop every day
Shopify merchants will be able to sell directly in ChatGPT. We’ve been working with @OpenAI for quite some time so people can search and buy products in chat, and it’s something we’ve had a hard time keeping quiet. Rollout is coming very very soon.
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And at the same time; let’s make most of the meetings that could have been an email go away!
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Today's controversial take. Everyone hates meetings so you make the meetings shorter. Now you never get to a conclusion so you need a follow-up meeting. Let's just take the time to close it out and move on. I want more 1-hour meetings.
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We run an internal dribbble where work in flight, northstar concepts, and everything in between gets shared daily between designers at Shopify. Just a super simple and fun way to get everyone excited about the future we're building. This stuff is fun
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