Growth Mindset? Invest In Yourself Today!
Being an entrepreneur truly is a life of learning. All it would take is a new idea, a strategy, a Shopify app, or a marketing platform to be the next thing you need to improve efficiencies, drive more revenue, and build lifetime customer loyalty for your Shopify brand.
My guest in today’s episode is Matt O’Leary, who leads Technology Partnerships at Shopify Plus.
Matt joined Shopify just over a year ago to revamp and relaunch of the Plus Technology Partner Program including the recently launched Plus Certified App Program which was designed to help Plus merchants find best-in-class technology partners that will meet their needs.
We’ll discuss the background on how the program was developed, where it’s at now, and what is in store for the future.
What You Will Learn Today
- How to discover and work with the best technology solutions and partners in the world.
- The importance of Plus Certified App Partners to focus on security, privacy, speed, scalability, reliability, customer support, and data handling for Shopify brands.
- How to decide which apps are going to best fit your needs and business case.
Links And Resources Mentioned In This Episode
- Shopify Plus Certified App Partners
- Shopify Plus Certified App Program
- Apply to the Shopify Plus Certified App Program
Tweetable Gold Nugget
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Current List Of Plus Technology Partners
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