Dan McCormick, the author of this piece, is the reason Shutterstock has a great engineering culture. He puts people before everything else, and finds a way to

Dan McCormick, the author of this piece, is the reason Shutterstock has a great engineering culture. He puts people before everything else, and finds a way to let all kinds of different personalities and talents shine. He brings out the best in people. The fact that he was allowed to keep doing what he was doing during their run-up to an IPO seems noteworthy. Folks like him are often pushed out. Maybe he shines so brightly nobody would dare?