Shopify Unite!

I went up to the City today for Shopify's first conference, Unite! I am so so so happy I went. Talk about a grand time.

Of course, it was done in true Shopify style: designed well, communicated effectively, and inspired totally.

I walked in after the talks had started, which meant I entered from the front of the main stage and walked to the back. This walk likely contributed my being just completely and totally overwhelmed. I'm uncertain when I stopped going to conferences alone, but I'm pretty sure it was when I started going to them with Jonathan, though Doyle is an amazing conference buddy. Given I was overwhelmed, I was gentle with myself and gave myself permission to be uncomfortable. I was happy to be there, and hoped to meet up with a bunch of my Shopify friends.

Happily met up with Kevin, Kevin, Richard (yay!), Guillaume (who seriously is another one of my favorite Shopify people), Camilo, Monika, Tyler, Tobi, Rusty, Daniel, and shit, I can't remember all the other wonderful Shopifolk I met up with and said hello and gave hugs to.

I met a number of Shopify partners, which was great, too, though I did a very poor job of networking with them. I introduced myself to a large number of them, but didn't get details or exchange information past first names. Not that I'm that hard to find if you kinda know my name, though you have to spell Kitt with two Ts to actually find me.

I left at the end of the day to hand Rob a bag of lemons, and head off to dinner. I have to say, I was more than a bit craving quiet at the end of the amazing day.

I'm looking forward to using a bunch of Shopify's new APIs.