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" Many entrepreneurs think that cash is the ultimate solution to all of their problems: the one thing standing between them and their dreams. "
Jon Oringer
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" All businesses need images to sell their products and services. "
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" Just as we are enhancing the customer side of our marketplace, we are also looking for ways to increase our contributor expense. "
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" Working with limited resources is an excellent way to hone skills that will serve you well for the rest of your career. You will prioritize profitability from the start. "
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" Problems are good. Impossible problems are even better. "
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" At Shutterstock, we've been offering tutorials to customers and contributors on our blog for many years. Our audience already viewed us as thought leaders on the latest digital and creative skills; we felt it so natural for us to launch Skillfeed, which is an online marketplace for professional learning. "
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" In the early days, start-ups make the main mistake of hiring people to do the work that they could do themselves. "
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" Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law. "
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" If people want to code, and they want to be entrepreneurs, there's opportunities for them to do that. "
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" When I started Shutterstock, I tried to get people access to big events. It's very hard to keep up, to publish them quick, and to get the right photographers. "
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" We look for the scrappy entrepreneur: the kind of person who will get things done without looking to spend money right away. "
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" I would still rather be in Silicon Alley. I like the West Coast also, but it's sort of fragmented. You have companies in downtown San Francisco, companies in Mountain View, and people are driving between them all. It's kind of nice in New York to just jump in a cab and reach another company so easily. "
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" Shutterstock's ability to cultivate a healthy and expanding marketplace for both customers and contributors remains a key competitive advantage and a crucial component of our sustained growth. "
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" I started Shutterstock without any outside funding; I believe in creating a lean startup. By not taking outside investors early, I was forced to use every dollar I had as efficiently as possible. And I was able to keep a large part of the company. "
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" There is a lack of talent in technology, and we need to be encouraging kids in school to learn how to code. We need to encourage computer science as a major. We need to encourage entrepreneurism. "
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