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.

There's tonnes of room for more people in the tech market, and there are lots of content gaps that have still not yet been tapped into.

I love meeting contributors and hearing how we inspire them to create art. I'm also proud of creating hundreds of jobs.

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