Why Everyone We Hire Must Think Like A Growth Hacker
“What keeps you up at night?” I get this question a lot these days. it comes from analysts, investors, journalists, our board, employees, and friends. The answer has become clearer over the years, and it has to do with the most important resource we have at Shutterstock. The answer to this question can be…
Did Somebody Say Free? FreeVectors Makes Enriching Your Web Presence Easier
Bootstrapping sounds badass and doable in the beginning, but it doesn’t take long for that novice gumption to wear off leaving you with an all-consuming sense of dread about what you thought would be super basic decisions. One roadblock people tend to hit early on in their project’s development is how to…
How $35 Million Energized A Killer Debate About Crowdsourcing Pros And Cons
Crowdsourcing. Dirty word? An industry bubble? A new marketplace that’s with us for good? Some would say that the $35 million in venture capital funding 99designs received from Accel Partners last year sounded the last word. For other proponents and naysayers, the debate keeps raging on as fiercely as ever. So what’s the deal? For the uninitiated, crowdsourcing is a process by which a business outsources tasks to a large...