Episode 070 - How to Actually Win Shopify DotDev Week | Trudy MacNabb

Trudy MacNabb joins Karl and Taylor for a full DotDev week preview and a Toronto survival guide.

If you're heading to Shopify's DotDev in July, this is your map: what's actually happening across the week, how to get around the city, where to eat, and which partner events are worth your time, including Brightwork, the Thursday event Taylor and SWYM are throwing to fill the gap left by Tectonic.

And if you can't make it this year, Karl, Taylor, and Trudy walk through it so you can follow along from home. 

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Find Trudy MacNabb Online

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Timestamps

00:00 - Cold open

00:38 - Intros and welcoming Trudy MacNabb

02:15 - Trudy's background and the Co-Shopify blog

07:39 - What to expect from DotDev week

08:47 - DotDev overview: two days, plus Shopify Summit the same week

13:20 - Tracking every event: SDA Toronto.dev and Pimsical

15:19 - Trudy's Toronto guide: food, coffee, and the map planner

16:59 - Getting around: biking, Bike Share Toronto, and e-bikes

22:23 - TTC, tap-to-pay, and the Transit app

28:00 - Airport to the city: Uber, the train, and the UP Express

33:43 - Money tips: cards, foreign transaction fees, and cash

35:22 - The partner events worth your time (Sunday to Wednesday)

41:53 - Thursday: the SDA x SWYM run and Brightwork

42:25 - Brightwork: filling the Tectonic gap at The East Room

47:38 - The frat party and other after-hours events

52:00 - Networking tips: don't sit alone, just say hi

55:21 - Wrap-up: pace yourself and check the changelog

Links & Resources

• SDA Toronto.dev, Taylor and Trudy's event and city guide with a map and agenda planner: https://sdatoronto.dev/
• Pimsical events feed by Jordan Finneran: https://pimsical.app/events
• Bike Share Toronto and the Transit app for getting around: https://bikesharetoronto.com/
• UP Express (Union Pearson Express) from the airport into downtown: https://www.upexpress.com/en
• Brightwork, Thursday at The East Room: https://brightwork.dev/
• Luma event calendars from Joda: https://luma.com/shopify-partner-events