It is a bold and exciting evolution for the 46-year-old New Yorker, who was described as the city’s “first tech billionaire” when Shutterstock, the subscription photo agency he founded with 3,000 of his own images, floated on the Stock Exchange in 2012.
He is hoping his experience in e-commerce, content, data and emerging technologies such as AI, and a partnership with like-minded investors, can help unearth the next billion-dollar company – and he is on the lookout for the best ideas from around the globe. We ask about the future of content, creativity and their commercial potential in an ever-changing world.
(Source: ArabianBusiness YouTube channel)