George

god bless the hustle

[George @Chrysostomides]

I created the biggest shopify theme in the world

Ask me anything

[George @Chrysostomides]

Happy independence day to my home, Cyprus 🇨🇾

66 years independent today. Proud to be Cypriot and proud to build from here

Still the best place on earth to live and work

[George @Chrysostomides]

daily reminder that fast≠rushed

fast good
rushed bad

[George @Chrysostomides]

@alikhallad Why tf did google say that shit wtf🤣😭

[George @Chrysostomides]

Shopify is literally a monopoly and it makes zero sense to me why. Proves that people will pay anything as long as you promote your pricing right and make their lives easier

I want to start a brand. I go to shopify. Basic plan s $39 a month. Fine, cheaper than building any of this myself

Then payments. Shopify Payments takes 2.9% plus 30 cents an order. On a 25 dollar order, thats 4.1%, not 2.9%. Fine, everyone takes a cut.

Except Shopify Payments is also the thing that holds your payouts for 90 days with no explanation and nobody to call.

So maybe I use my own provider. Shopify charges me 2% for that. On top of whatever my provider charges. Call it 5%.

Fuck it. They eat when I eat.

Now I need the store to actually work. Reviews, upsells, an email flow, something to stop the fraud orders. Four apps before I've sold anything. Another $150 a month

So: 190 a month, 5% of every order, and I havent spent a cent on ads yet

This is the cost of starting. Before a single order. Before you even know if the thing works

[George @Chrysostomides]

@alikhallad

[George @Chrysostomides]

@fede_crespi Bc shopify payments are not stable

[George @Chrysostomides]

@dbtha1nonly Ofc you need money to start a business

This is about shopify getting all the exom guys without really competing with anyone

While still being “expensive” to an extent

[George @Chrysostomides]

@kylebigley Never said it didnt lol

Im just surprised that the gap from shopify to the second biggest competitor is so big still in 2026.

And i just explained that shopify aint the perfect platform either. So was just wondering how are they keep taking such a big piece of the pie

[George @Chrysostomides]

A custom store can take days and have week foundations

There are a lot of moving parts on running store( products, discounts, invoices/receipts, emails, flows, etc.)

Shopify is just easy to start with, and once you are making money with it, it very easy to just stay with since all your data is there

[George @Chrysostomides]

Got these with magic internet money btw

Just click the right buttons

[George @Chrysostomides]

@gianniskenzi 👀

[George @Chrysostomides]

@GingaNinjaBH Im just suprised they still hold the majority of the ecom pie

[phed @PhedEU]

we all witnessed a <12 month unicorn chad scale and didn't take notes?

[George @Chrysostomides]

@S7aackzz Can send some to you to get that verified badge chief

[George @Chrysostomides]

Revolut FROZE 200k of my balance in June for a month too.

Funny thing is i contacted them before i got a big chunk of that money to make sure i wouldnt have any issues.

Next day, my account was frozen

I found a bit of a grey area..solution for this.

DM me , im curious if it works for you too lmao

[0xDinosaur @0xDinoCrypto]

Revolut has restricted access to around $28,000 of my money since 25 August. I cannot make outbound transfers, use my card, withdraw cash or withdraw crypto.

The restriction began without a clear explanation or any request for documents. Revolut later asked for information, which I provided. More than a month on, I still have no clear timeline for restoring access.

Revolut upheld my complaint and offered £75, but the restrictions remain. I have escalated the case to the Financial Ombudsman Service.

I want to know what justified the restriction, why the review has taken this long, and whether the communication and support I received meet the FCA’s Consumer Duty and the Payment Services Regulations 2017.

Journalists covering banking, fintech or consumer rights are welcome to contact me. I can share the correspondence and timeline.

[George @Chrysostomides]

@S7aackzz Personal, ive never had any issues with Revolut Business tbf

[George @Chrysostomides]

I received these kinds of amounts multiple times and never had an issue, which is why I didn't look much into it.

This specific transfer was around 80-100k. There were also times I've had more than 200k in that account.

I always send a message for anything I receive above 50k just in case

The freeze was random. But yeah, what you said is true

[George @Chrysostomides]

@siyabuilt They did eventually release the whole amount. Just a month later lmao

[George @Chrysostomides]

@potassiumcitra @PhedEU @MarkoTheOP Tf did u google bro😭

[George @Chrysostomides]

@5000capital Moving to a mountain somewhere in Cyprus doesnt sound half bad ngl

[George @Chrysostomides]

not surprised at all

0% on dividends for non-doms

~3% effective on IP

0% on capital gains

8% on crypto

actual sun, sea and food

the 1% knows whats up. Cyprus wins

[phed @PhedEU]

As an actual Greek Cypriot, it both blows my mind and somehow makes perfect sense that Cyprus is becoming a hotspot for the top 1% people in the world

Been saying it for years but this is Europe’s gem

Imagine falling to the concrete jungle propaganda over the purest form of the Mediterranean