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Grant Munro on the TechTO stage

Grant Munro

SVP Custom, Shutterstock

Marketing TechnologyTorontoOn TechTO stages since 2017

Grant Munro founded FlashStock, a Toronto platform that produced custom marketing content at scale, and grew it to a roughly US$50M acquisition by Shutterstock in 2017. He stayed on and now leads Shutterstock's custom-content business as a senior vice-president. He spoke at TechTO in 2017 on scaling FlashStock to $50M in three and a half years.

On the TechTO stage ×1

TECHTO10:36

Grant Munro of FlashStock presents 0 - $50 mm in 3.5 yrs

TechTO · August 2017
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First seen on the TechTO stage in 2017. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Grant ↗

In their words

I don't think it's capital or bad ideas I think it's prioritizing what to do next being a start-up founder is a very lonely job you have no boss no one really cares about you.

TechTO, Aug 2017 · watch at 01:46 ↗

How can we expect people to behave we wanted to behave if we'd never actually defined it.

TechTO, Aug 2017 · watch at 05:24 ↗

If you're starting a company to find it early don't wait till you're 80 people.

TechTO, Aug 2017 · watch at 06:14 ↗
A few quotes can’t cover everything Grant said on the TechTO stage. 1,600+ talks are searchable.Ask about Grant ↗

Around the web ×2

Podcast
Grant Munro on FlashStock's $65M acquisition by ShutterstockBuilt to Sell Radio
2019
Article
Shutterstock acquires custom content creation platform, FlashStockBrainStation
2017

Quick answers

What is Grant Munro known for?

Founding FlashStock and growing it from zero to a roughly US$50M acquisition by Shutterstock in 2017.

What does he do now?

He leads Shutterstock's custom-content business (formerly FlashStock, now Shutterstock Custom) as a senior vice-president.

What was FlashStock?

A Toronto platform that produced custom marketing content at scale for enterprise brands, acquired by Shutterstock in 2017.

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