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" To ensure we are meeting the demands of existing customers while also attracting new users, we remain focused on building cutting-edge technology and introducing new and innovative product offerings. "

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" I figured managing people was obvious - I'd tell someone what they needed to do and they'd do what I wanted. It turns out that's not the case. It was frustrating at first. "

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" We have a lot of customers in Japan, but they don't quite get the local content that they always need, so we want to encourage all of our product teams to start thinking globally. "

" In high school, I used to teach guitar and fix computers by the hour. I was looking for some way to make some cash, so I actually learned how to play guitar in order to try to teach it. "

" I shot images of everything I could find over the course of a year. I would go all over the world and take pictures. In a day, I could easily take thousands. "

" It's typical for video customers to often use licensed music - whether a soundtrack, background music, or sound effects - to complement their video projects. "

" 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. "

" I needed to make the buyer happy: I needed to provide a price point and sort of a model that was attractive to them. But I also needed to make the contributor happy. "

" I opened up Shutterstock to the whole world. I created a contributor community that anyone could give stock photography a shot. "

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" We believe PremiumBeat will accelerate our mission to make licensable music accessible to every creator. "

" Equally important to having the right content is providing the proper tools for the users so they can quickly find the images and videos they need. "

" Business is a string of seemingly impossible problems looking for solutions. Each problem you solve creates a new barrier to entry for your next competitor. "

" As we continue to grow, the question is, how do you keep the company as innovative as it was 15 employees ago? "

" You can't be afraid of the problem. Don't be afraid of failure; don't be afraid to make mistakes. Make sure you learn from each step; iterate, and stay as efficient as possible without being paralyzed by a difficult situation. "

" I think, as an entrepreneur, you have to see the unlimited amount of potential but concentrate on your day and just keep building. "

" Some people are serial entrepreneurs and want to just move on to the next thing. They just want to clean the slate and start from scratch. I feel that sometimes, too, and the way that we do that here is we build things inside Shutterstock: we launch new products all the time. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The best thing is to go public only when you're absolutely sure that's the right move for the company. And in order to make sure that is the case, you need to have as much control over the company as possible, which means not giving up control early on. "

" Shutterstock has the tech ethos. Rex has the relationships, packaging, and merchandising know-how. "

" There aren't enough people out there that are becoming experts in technology as technology moves. "

" I met with several public company CEOs to learn about their experiences of going public and listened to as many earnings calls as I possibly could. "

" Rex has photographers around the world - it's a higher touch business: there are a lot of relationships involved. If you throw an event, there are certain photographers you've worked with before and you want there. "

" The best ways of marketing were email and banner advertising, but I needed images... and they were very expensive. "

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" We sell to businesses who sell other stuff, so we're just going to concentrate on doing that. "

" It turned out it was really easy to create commercial stock footage. "

" 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. "

" I think that initial independence is very important; that's what being an entrepreneur is all about. "

" I love meeting contributors and hearing how we inspire them to create art. I'm also proud of creating hundreds of jobs. "

" To make a computer do something that would take a human a long period of time was always interesting. "

" I found it very helpful not to do the venture round. Instead, I started with very little money, a few thousand dollars, and I did every job myself. I was the first photographer. I was the first customer service rep. I was the first online marketing person. "