Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

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

Jon Oringer

Try to rally up as many people as you can with as much information as you can to try to get it to appear in front of the right people in the organization who are the decision-makers to greenlight the project.

Jon Oringer

We realized we had high-volume marketplace as a platform. Anyone can come in and buy with a subscription.

Jon Oringer

We recognized early on that media consumption was evolving and customers were looking for moving images to include as part of their advertising campaigns, website designs and corporate presentations.

Jon Oringer

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

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer

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.

Jon Oringer