Rex is 60 years old with 13 million images and 10 million in archive. It's the first time we've had a historic archive to work with, which is super interesting. Jon Oringer archivehavehistoric Change image and share on social
All businesses need images to sell their products and services. Jon Oringer businessimageproduct Change image and share on social
As I saw more and more people buying the images that were happy buyers, and people selling the images that were happy with how the market was pricing them, I started to get the sense this could be the go-to place for businesses to get the images they need. Jon Oringer businessbuybuyer share on social
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. Jon Oringer absolutelycasecompany share on social
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. Jon Oringer complicatecreateexpensive Change image and share on social
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. Jon Oringer affordablecompanycreate Change image and share on social
I opened up Shutterstock to the whole world. I created a contributor community that anyone could give stock photography a shot. Jon Oringer communitycontributorcreate Change image and share on social
We realized we had high-volume marketplace as a platform. Anyone can come in and buy with a subscription. Jon Oringer buyhighmarketplace Change image and share on social
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. Jon Oringer contentcustomerencourage Change image and share on social
I've never been very flashy or high-profile. Jon Oringer flashyhavehigh Change image and share on social