When Yelp first took off, our rankings on Google would fluctuate wildly. Jeremy Stoppelman fluctuategoogleranking Change image and share on social
There are so many businesses that are succeeding on Yelp that don't pay us a dollar, and we're really excited about that. Jeremy Stoppelman businessdollarexcite Change image and share on social
Focusing on that one review you feel is unfair misses the value, which is the whole symphony of opinions you get on your page. Jeremy Stoppelman feelfocusmissis Change image and share on social
Yelp has been in this business since it really became something worth thinking about in 2004, when the transition started happening from the world of the Yellow Pages to the world of searching online for local information. Jeremy Stoppelman businesshappeninformation share on social
I think with every successful consumer Internet business, there will be lawyers that are interested in going after your company, especially when they think that there's a financial incentive. Jeremy Stoppelman businesscompanyconsumer Change image and share on social
I think by paying attention to the feedback that you get on Yelp, you can very quickly integrate it into your business... The really savvy folks out there, they don't necessarily take anything negative personally, but use it as constructive feedback and adjust their business. Jeremy Stoppelman adjustattentionbusiness share on social
As a kid, I harbored this fantasy of starting a company. I looked at the entrepreneur column in Forbes. I looked at it every month and thought, 'I want to be that guy.' Jeremy Stoppelman columncompanyentrepreneur Change image and share on social
In early 2008, it was confirmed that there would be an opportunity to build applications for the iPhone. We were fortunate enough to make the right call on that: to bet early, to put resources into it and have a pretty good application in the store at the moment when it opened. Jeremy Stoppelman applicationbetbuild share on social
Where folks like Google have fallen down is in just putting a little review box up, then closing their eyes and letting the algorithm take care of itself. Yelp is a technology company, but also a company that understands how people want to connect with one another. Jeremy Stoppelman algorithmboxcare share on social
One of the challenges of buying local advertising is, how do you know if it worked? How do you know if it's got value? We're moving toward an e-commerce experience for local, an Amazon-like experience for local. Jeremy Stoppelman advertiseamazonbuy share on social
