Scoopshot Pivots to Become Uber For Photographers

September 3, 2015 Marco | Editor

By Lee Torrens One of the first movers in mobile stock, Scoopshot is now changing their business model. Moving away from being a stock images provider, they’re now looking to become the platform of choice for photographers to get assignments and provide buyers images on demand . That is, to become “Uber for photographers”. The Helsinki based company raised eyebrows in 2013 when secured a significant investment… …read more

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Marco | Editor

Editor and founder of a bunch of stockphoto businesses

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