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I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

- Alan Schaaf
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If there is a viral video on the Internet, you know it's on YouTube. You can search for it, find it, see the view count, and then take that link and share it with whomever you want. That's what we are doing for images.

The office has a really fun 'community' feel, kind of like Imgur itself. The things that you see that are on the walls and on our desks came directly from our users.

If a whole bunch of users want a specific feature, and we think that feature is pretty cool, too, that that's just what we'll do.

We want people on the Internet to go to Imgur for their viral image fix. And what's so awesome about images vs. videos is that instant gratification.

Imgur is all about images, some of which may be photos but don't have to be.

I ran a profitable boostrapped company for five years, then raised $40 million from Andreessen Horowitz.

I'm probably most proud of the fact that we are bootstrapped and that we are able to do not just the typical Silicon Valley startup thing. We are basically throwing away all the typical conventions of other startups.

One of my favorite sci-fi books is 'Ender's Game' by Orson Scott Card. I would recommend it to anyone who loves sci-fi. It's a perfect intro to sci-fi.

I don't have much time to read. I'm more of a problem solver. I'll have an idea or a problem, and I'll learn what's necessary in order to do the idea or solve the problem. If I need to read a book, then I will, but it usually comes down to researching on the Internet and reading blog posts.

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I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.

I think it's interesting to know that being a geek isn't the negative thing that it used to be.