“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.”

American programmer, photographer, and businessman

Jon Oringer is an American programmer, photographer, and businessman best known as the founder and CEO of Shutterstock, the stock media company based in New York City. He built his career in the 1990s and became known for turning software and internet ideas into businesses. While still in college, Oringer created one of the web’s first pop-up blockers. He later founded about ten small startups that sold subscription software, including personal firewalls, accounting tools, cookie blockers, trademark managers, and similar programs. His work is associated with software, online media, and internet business.