Oleg Gutsol (born February 3, 1982) is a Ukrainian-Canadian Internet entrepreneur, co-founder and founding CEO of the photography social network and photo distribution platform 500px.
Gutsol was born in Kyiv, Ukraine and moved to Canada as a teenager. He studied Applied Computer Science at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario, Canada from 2002 to 2005, and dropped out from his senior year to run the company he started, GSM Toronto,[1] full-time.
Career
Gutsol started learning to write software at the age of 9, after receiving a ZX Spectrum computer as a birthday gift. [2] In 2000, he became interested in website design and development. In 2003 he launched GSM Toronto, a company specializing in distributing, modifying and unlocking GSM phones and development of mobile games for Nokia Series 40, Series 60 and Symbian platforms.
In late 2007 he joined Evgeny Tchebotarev to create 500px out of a LiveJournal community that Evgeny was curating at that time. [3] While working on 500px, Gutsol also took a software development contract with Filemobile, SaaS video platform.[4]
500px went live on Halloween 2009, launched from Gutsol's apartment in downtown Toronto.[5] The company saw exponential growth for the inception and raised a seed round from ffVC and other early stage NYC venture funds in May 2011.[6] The company raised additional $8.8M in August 2013 in Series A funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz, [7] and $13M Series B in July 2015, led by Visual China Group.[8] Beta Kit reported that currently, 500px is used by over 4 million photographers and has over 50 million images on its site.[9]
In September 2014 Gutsol was ousted from 500px, following a disagreement within the leadership team about the direction 500px should take.[10]
In May 2015, together with his wife, he launched Pickapaw, a global community for responsible animal breeders.[11][12][13][14]
In addition to building software companies, Gutsol works with early stage companies through their partnership, O2 Ventures.[4]
In December 2016, following his passion for machine learning and artificial intelligence, Gutsol started working on the collective governance algorithm company, Consensus.[15]
Awards
Under Gutsol's leadership, 500px won a PwC Up-and-Coming Technology Company award in November 2012.[16]
Personal life
Gutsol is an amateur Ironman triathlete, having competed in 2014 Ironman North American Championship,[17] 2015 Ironman Muskoka and a number of other races. Additionally, his personal interest is in yoga and meditation.
Appearances
Gutsol was a guest speaker at the EBE conference in Seville, Spain, 2012[18]
Gutsol also appeared on the episode of the Chase Jarvis LIVE in 2012 with Lawrence Lessig and Richard Kelly, discussing the future of photo sharing.[22]
References
^. 2012.pycon.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-03-07. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^"Interview with Oleg Gutsol | Crazy Ivory". Crazy-ivory.de. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^"After A Decade, 500px Raises $8.8M Series A Funding To Build Out Photo Site". Forbes.com. 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^"EBE12. 500px: la fotografía social. Oleg Gutsol, CEO de 500px". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^"UX Design For Developers. Oleg Gutsol, 500px". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^"Oleg Gutsol at TNW Conference Europe 2015 - Growing your company from zero to a million users". Youtube.com. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^"Iforum 2015. Украинский форум интернет-деятелей". 2015.iforum.ua. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
^"The Future of Photo Sharing | Chase Jarvis LIVE | ChaseJarvis". YouTube. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
External links
Official website
January 25, 2023
oleg, gutsol, born, february, 1982, ukrainian, canadian, internet, entrepreneur, founder, founding, photography, social, network, photo, distribution, platform, 500px, born, 1982, february, 1982, kyiv, ukrainenationalitycanadianalma, materryerson, university, . Oleg Gutsol born February 3 1982 is a Ukrainian Canadian Internet entrepreneur co founder and founding CEO of the photography social network and photo distribution platform 500px Oleg GutsolBorn 1982 02 03 February 3 1982 age 40 Kyiv UkraineNationalityCanadianAlma materRyerson University Applied Computer Science 2005 OccupationInternet entrepreneurKnown forCo founder of 500pxWebsiteoleggutsol wbr com Contents 1 Education 2 Career 3 Awards 4 Personal life 5 Appearances 6 References 7 External linksEducation EditGutsol was born in Kyiv Ukraine and moved to Canada as a teenager He studied Applied Computer Science at Ryerson University in Toronto Ontario Canada from 2002 to 2005 and dropped out from his senior year to run the company he started GSM Toronto 1 full time Career EditGutsol started learning to write software at the age of 9 after receiving a ZX Spectrum computer as a birthday gift 2 In 2000 he became interested in website design and development In 2003 he launched GSM Toronto a company specializing in distributing modifying and unlocking GSM phones and development of mobile games for Nokia Series 40 Series 60 and Symbian platforms In late 2007 he joined Evgeny Tchebotarev to create 500px out of a LiveJournal community that Evgeny was curating at that time 3 While working on 500px Gutsol also took a software development contract with Filemobile SaaS video platform 4 500px went live on Halloween 2009 launched from Gutsol s apartment in downtown Toronto 5 The company saw exponential growth for the inception and raised a seed round from ffVC and other early stage NYC venture funds in May 2011 6 The company raised additional 8 8M in August 2013 in Series A funding led by Andreessen Horowitz 7 and 13M Series B in July 2015 led by Visual China Group 8 Beta Kit reported that currently 500px is used by over 4 million photographers and has over 50 million images on its site 9 In September 2014 Gutsol was ousted from 500px following a disagreement within the leadership team about the direction 500px should take 10 In May 2015 together with his wife he launched Pickapaw a global community for responsible animal breeders 11 12 13 14 In addition to building software companies Gutsol works with early stage companies through their partnership O2 Ventures 4 In December 2016 following his passion for machine learning and artificial intelligence Gutsol started working on the collective governance algorithm company Consensus 15 Awards EditUnder Gutsol s leadership 500px won a PwC Up and Coming Technology Company award in November 2012 16 Personal life EditGutsol is an amateur Ironman triathlete having competed in 2014 Ironman North American Championship 17 2015 Ironman Muskoka and a number of other races Additionally his personal interest is in yoga and meditation Appearances EditGutsol was a guest speaker at the EBE conference in Seville Spain 2012 18 Grow Conference in Vancouver in 2013 19 The Next Web conference in Amsterdam 2015 20 iForum Conference in Kyiv 2015 21 Gutsol also appeared on the episode of the Chase Jarvis LIVE in 2012 with Lawrence Lessig and Richard Kelly discussing the future of photo sharing 22 References Edit Gold Sponsor 500px PyCon Canada 2012 pycon ca Archived from the original on 2017 03 07 Retrieved 2017 03 07 Interview with Oleg Gutsol Crazy Ivory Crazy ivory de Retrieved 2017 03 07 After A Decade 500px Raises 8 8M Series A Funding To Build Out Photo Site Forbes com 2013 06 19 Retrieved 2017 03 07 a b 1 dead link Interview with Oleg Gutsol of 500px Petapixel com 30 May 2011 Retrieved 2017 03 07 White Hot Flickr Alternative 500px Raises 525K In Series A TechCrunch 2011 06 03 Retrieved 2017 03 07 500px Raises 8 8 Million Srries A Business Insider 2013 08 07 Retrieved 2017 03 07 500px Raises Another 13M To Take On Getty And Flickr TechCrunch 2015 07 21 Retrieved 2017 03 07 Oleg Gutsol rebounds from 500px departure plans to launch new venture in Canada BetaKit 25 May 2015 Retrieved 2 September 2017 500px Co Founder And Former CEO Ousted From The Startup TechCrunch 2014 09 15 Retrieved 2017 03 07 PickaPaw Brings Evolution to the Animal Industry Tworldy com 2016 02 02 Retrieved 2017 03 07 Pickapaw AngelList Angel co Retrieved 2017 03 07 Pickapaw Inc Canada Company Directory Cancompany org Retrieved 2017 03 07 Be a Happy Pet Parent with the Help of a Responsible Breeder Doggy Bakery Doggysbakery com 2016 02 05 Retrieved 2017 03 07 Consensus homepage 2 dead link 08 17 2014 Results Mont Tremblant Ap ironman com Retrieved 2017 03 07 EBE12 500px la fotografia social Oleg Gutsol CEO de 500px Youtube com Retrieved 2017 03 07 UX Design For Developers Oleg Gutsol 500px Youtube com Retrieved 2017 03 07 Oleg Gutsol at TNW Conference Europe 2015 Growing your company from zero to a million users Youtube com Retrieved 2017 03 07 Iforum 2015 Ukrainskij forum internet deyatelej 2015 iforum ua Retrieved 2017 03 07 The Future of Photo Sharing Chase Jarvis LIVE ChaseJarvis YouTube 2012 08 30 Retrieved 2017 03 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