Hackathons are not just for engineers. In fact it’s better if they are not. Shopify did a hackathon soon after the lockdown to encourage everyone to find ideas and improve working digitally with each other. That’s how you get lots of innovative ideas that come from anyone, not just engineers. That’s an innovative culture.

Highlights:

- What does the innovation culture look like at Shopify
- Where does Anusha look for new innovative ideas
- How Shopfiy prioritizes the best decisions regardless of where they come from
- How Anusha evaluates and sets KPI’s for her team


About Anusha

Anusha Shanmugarajah is a Director of Product at Shopify. She leads the internationally distributed Growth R&D team focusing on building products which engage and nurture entrepreneurs. Prior to Shopify, she led Product Excellence at Global Payments, one of the top payment processors in the world, and held previous roles in Innovation and Strategic Alliances at BlackBerry. Anusha lives in Toronto with her family, and is usually found enjoying a cup of green tea.