CTOs on the Move

Here’s us in a nutshell, according to one Imgurian: “The community is vast in all aspects and walks of life. Together we laugh, cringe, get hit by the feels train...it’s also a place where you can go to for advice as well as give it. If you need a laugh, news, advice, or to vent, Imgur can help.” If you are still reading and want more, we get it. Our origin story is a typical startup fairy tale, but with a twist. In 2009, many image hosts would pull your image or penalize you if your image went viral, as the ...

Here’s us in a nutshell, according to one Imgurian: “The community is vast in all aspects and walks of life. Together we laugh, cringe, get hit by the feels train...it’s also a place where you can go to for advice as well as give it. If you need a laugh, news, advice, or to vent, Imgur can help.” If you are still reading and want more, we get it. Our origin story is a typical startup fairy tale, but with a twist. In 2009, many image hosts would pull your image or penalize you if your image went viral, as the resulting use of bandwidth was costly. In time, we grew from a private host to public community. Just got word, from Linkedin that we’ve hit the character limit, so here’s a list of notable achievements: -As we wanted to grow internally after being bootstrapped for five years, we raised major financial backing from Andresseen Horowitz, which allowed us to expand our awesome team (BTW, we`re hiring!). We`re on a plan to be profitable by making money the old-fashioned way - through revenue -We celebrated our 6th birthday in 2015 by launching mobile apps on Android and iOS, opened a community feedback forum, and won Webby awards for Best Social Media and Best Community Website -Today, we serve almost a trillion images a year -Our head count doubled to 65, and we recently snagged an Amazon exec to serve as its first VP of product -We collaborate with notable brands like Budweiser, Old Spice, and Playstation Our mission is to lift the world’s spirits by surfacing the Internet’s most awesome content. Imgur grew because everyone helped shape it. When we say “we,” we mean all the Imgurians (IM-uh-jer-ee-ans) who make this happen and that includes you.

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