Patrick Lor

Current

• Entrepreneur at Lor.vc

Past

• EVP & Director at iStockphoto.com
• Product Development Manager at Adobe Systems; (Adobe Studios Division)

Education

• The University of Calgary
• The University of Calgary

Recommended

2 people have recommended Patrick

Connections

210 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Blog
• iStockphoto

Patrick Lor’s Summary

An entrepreneurial business professional with expertise in the areas of strategy, operations management and marketing, Patrick has coached many companies to success in his career to date. He has a special interest in helping e-commerce businesses tackle critical issues including distribution, product development, branding, customer experience, and data mining.

His latest venture was iStockphoto.com, where he led the company in the areas of strategy, finance, IT, marketing, and business development in his role as EVP and director. He joined iStockphoto pre-revenue, and upon his departure, the company was selling over 12 million images annually. iStockphoto became the world’s most successful web 2.0 stock photography company, and was sold to Getty Images, a NYSE company, for US$50,000,000 in February of 2006.

Link:
Getty Images Buys iStockPhoto.com For $50 Million
http://pdnonline.com/pdn/newswire/article_display.jsp?
vnu_content_id=1001994651

Patrick is actively seeking his next startup opportunity. He has earned a BA (1990) and an MBA (2001) from the University of Calgary.

Patrick Lor’s Specialties:

e-commerce marketing, SEM, customer conversion metrics, viral marketing campaigns, contract negotiations

Patrick Lor’s Experience

• Entrepreneur

  Lor.vc

  (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

  January 2007 — Present (1 year 7 months)

  Advisor and Angel Investor for various technology-related startups.

• EVP & Director

  iStockphoto.com

  (Public Company; 501-1000 employees; GYI; Computer Software industry)

  January 2002 — May 2006 (4 years 5 months)

• Product Development Manager

  Adobe Systems; (Adobe Studios Division)

  (Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ADBE; Computer Software industry)

  April 1994 — August 1998 (4 years 5 months)

Patrick Lor’s Education

• The University of Calgary

  MBA, Business, 1999 — 2001

  Activities and Societies:

  Executive MBA program

• The University of Calgary

  BA, Sociology, 1985 — 1990

Additional Information

Patrick Lor’s Websites:

• My Blog
• iStockphoto

Patrick Lor’s Groups:

Rotary Club

Patrick Lor’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
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