# How 12 Founders Are Using AI To Get Ahead

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Podcast: [Shopify Masters](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shopify-masters-925543)
Published: 2026-04-30T04:30:00+00:00
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## Resource

Twelve founders building on Shopify reveal exactly how they’re using AI right now—the tools, the tactics, and where to draw the line. Here’s the playbook being written in real time by the founders of Figs, Therabody, The Black Tux, Loftie, and more.

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