# How I Reverse-Engineered the Shopify App Store Algorithm and Hit Top 10 at 17

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Podcast: [Business Tech Brief By HackerNoon](https://stenobird.com/podcast/business-tech-brief-by-hackernoon-6365657)
Published: 2026-02-12T16:00:56+00:00
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