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" We significantly increased our global presence in 2014. During the year, we expanded the number of languages in which we serve customers to a total of 20. "
Jon Oringer
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" 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. "
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" The growing demand for content across our platform delivers bigger payouts to our contributor base and encourages them to upload fresh content to Shutterstock, further facilitating the network effect of our business. "
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" Was I going to start companies outside of Shutterstock or inside? Going public kind of meant I was going to start them inside, and I kind of thought this through and decided that if I was going to do that, I was going to continue to operate Shutterstock like it was an incubator of startups. "
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" While the scale of our library is certainly attractive to our users, equally important is the quality of the content we provide and our state-of-the-art processing operation that vets every single piece of content that's submitted to ensure only the most suitable content is included. "
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" There aren't enough people out there that are becoming experts in technology as technology moves. "
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" I've never been very flashy or high-profile. "
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" I've little in common with the scene in Silicon Valley and San Francisco. I'm a New Yorker. "
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" Rex is 60 years old with 13 million images and 10 million in archive. It's the first time we've had a historic archive to work with, which is super interesting. "
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" I don't own a helicopter because I want someone to bring me places quickly. I own it because it's an incredible machine that I like to fly and learn about. I like the complexity of it. "
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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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" I hear so many startups talking about how they can raise VC instead of questioning whether they need it in the first place. "
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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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" As I started college, I started to build software products that I could sell to people over the Web. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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" I started Shutterstock out of my own need. I'd previously created a few software companies, and each time, I struggled to find affordable images to use on my websites. "
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