Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

Every time someone downloads a picture, the photographers get paid about 30% of what we charge.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

I hadn’t really worked in an office before Shutterstock, so I didn’t have the experience of building a culture, nor did I understand how important that is for attracting and retaining the best talent.

Jon Oringer

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

Jon Oringer

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

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer