“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.”

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.