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# START HERE

- [What is Shift DeFi?](https://docs.shiftdefi.com/user-docs/start-here/what-is-shift-defi.md)
- [Who is Shift for?](https://docs.shiftdefi.com/user-docs/start-here/who-is-shift-for.md)
- [Why not just “Do DeFi yourself”?](https://docs.shiftdefi.com/user-docs/start-here/why-not-just-do-defi-yourself.md)
- [How risk is handled (high-level)](https://docs.shiftdefi.com/user-docs/start-here/how-risk-is-handled-high-level.md)
- [Getting started in three steps](https://docs.shiftdefi.com/user-docs/start-here/getting-started-in-three-steps.md)