Many people dream of starting their own businesses. They are lucky if they can build a strong business without raising initial money from a venture capitalist or angel investor.
“I started Shutterstock 13 years ago on my own. And because I didn’t have investors in those early days that I had to listen to or appease, I was able to build the company faster,” said Jon Oringer, founder and CEO of Shutterstock.
Unlike many tech entrepreneurs today, Oringer started with only a few thousand dollars. He bought a camera and rented a tiny office space in New York.
Shutterstock is now a billion dollar business that provides licensed high-quality images, videos, and music to customers all around the world.
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