The Unofficial Shopify Podcast

Shopify's New Rev Share, Catalog, and the Next Big Bets Explained

Episode Summary

Two Shopify VPs map the future: new rev share, Catalog, and where to bet.

Episode Notes

"You think you know what you're doing. Like I work at Shopify. I should be better at it."

That's Atlee Clark, Shopify's VP of Partnerships, on running her own store, Pika Layers, for the past seven years. She's joined by Eytan Seidman, VP of Product for everything partners and developers touch. Together they just rewrote the deal for Shopify's entire partner ecosystem, and this conversation explains what that means for your store.

We get into the new revenue share that pays partners on merchant GMV growth (Plus upgrades finally count), why Catalog and UCP put the world's products in a single API, and how Sidekick app extensions going GA changes what apps can do inside your admin. Plus the two areas both VPs say are wide open for anyone willing to build.

Stick around for the complaint Eytan admits Shopify still hasn't fixed.

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LINKS

• Shopify Partners: shopify.com/partners
• Shopify.dev: shopify.dev
• Pika Layers (Atlee's store): pikalayers.com
• Atlee Clark on X: x.com/AtleeClark
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The Unofficial Shopify Podcast is hosted by Kurt Elster and explores the stories behind successful Shopify stores. Get actionable insights, practical strategies, and proven tactics from entrepreneurs who've built thriving ecommerce businesses.