The NewYork Observer has just published an interview with “with a cross section of New York’s tech clique to find out how they relaunched the city’s tech scene” . And Jon Oringer (Shutterstock founder) is among those interviewed. As it happens with this kind of interviews, one question is answered by a few people, which doesn’t make it a pleasant reading. So, I took a liberty and left only questions answered by Jon. The full interview is here.
Are there any talent or technical bottlenecks in New York that are a problem to you?
Jon: It’s hard to find programmers here. We actually don’t do any outsourcing; we have all the programmers in our office. It’s not easy to find them here, and often we have to seek them out and bring them in.
Why go to Silicon Valley if New York is such a great place?
Jon: Because it’s cold outside.
Do you all care either way whether the rest of the media catches on to what you’re doing?
Jon: We’ve kept a low profile on purpose.
Why?
Jon: We didn’t really need any press to be successful. It’s nice always to get validation, but we’re doing fine.
How much interest do you have in being a business celebrity?
Jon: I don’t really care that much.
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