Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

I wanted a CFO with public company experience; I needed an HR department, new office space, and a board which could help me grow the business. Insight, the private equity firm I chose, helped me with all that.

Jon Oringer

If people want to code, and they want to be entrepreneurs, there’s opportunities for them to do that.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

In the early days, start-ups make the main mistake of hiring people to do the work that they could do themselves.

Jon Oringer

Just as we are enhancing the customer side of our marketplace, we are also looking for ways to increase our contributor expense.

Jon Oringer

Many entrepreneurs have shifted their focus to pursuing VC funding as a primary strategic priority instead of concentrating on generating value for their users. This is worrisome because raising capital alone is misleading as a benchmark for success.

Jon Oringer

Nobody is opposed to paying taxes; governments need to coordinate, work together and simplify the law.

Jon Oringer

On average, an e-commerce client who evolves into a premier enterprise client increases their annual spend by 10 times in that first year.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer