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“There aren't enough people out there that are becoming experts in technology as technology moves.”
“Just as we are enhancing the customer side of our marketplace, we are also looking for ways to increase our contributor expense.”
“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 like San Francisco, but I don't think I'd want to work in Palo Alto. It seems like a pretty rough commute. In many ways, I think New York has a lot of things the West Coast doesn't have.”
“All businesses need images to sell their products and services.”
“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.”
“The problem with taking venture capital is if you take $5m from someone, it may feel great; you may feel like they're validating your business model. But they're giving $5m out to 20 different people, hoping one of them will be a hit. They don't really care if it's you.”
“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.”
“We sell to businesses who sell other stuff, so we're just going to concentrate on doing that.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“On average, an e-commerce client who evolves into a premier enterprise client increases their annual spend by 10 times in that first year.”
“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.”
“Each time I went to create my website, I needed imagery. It was complicated to get, the process was expensive, I had to negotiate rights. I knew there had to be a better way.”
“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.”
“I've never been very flashy or high-profile.”
“We realized we had high-volume marketplace as a platform. Anyone can come in and buy with a subscription.”
“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.”