Jeremy Stoppelman

In the very beginning, Yelp started as a service where we really didn't think people would write reviews for fun. The whole…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

When Yelp first took off, our rankings on Google would fluctuate wildly.

— Jeremy Stoppelman

I think with every successful consumer Internet business, there will be lawyers that are interested in going after your company, especially when…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

Choose something you are passionate about - or a pain point that has affected you and that you feel really needs to…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

There are so many businesses that are succeeding on Yelp that don't pay us a dollar, and we're really excited about that.

— Jeremy Stoppelman

I think by paying attention to the feedback that you get on Yelp, you can very quickly integrate it into your business...…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

On mobile, what are the core apps? It's basically messaging, mapping and review data.

— Jeremy Stoppelman

Maintaining the trust of the consumer is critical to our business

— Jeremy Stoppelman

The biggest thing is to create a product that consumers find useful. As more and more people like something, it becomes harder…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

There is this cat and mouse game that plays out over time where our team comes up with new and interesting ideas…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

When you read reviews on Yelp, you get a good sense of what's going to happen when you walk in the door…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

I think my dad did legal work for someone who had a Packard Bell 8088, and they couldn't pay him, so they…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

There's simply anger over the accountability that Yelp brings and also this feeling of powerlessness because so much power is now being…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

The entrepreneurs that really make it are the ones that start with an idea but are ready to change it at a…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

I've been through a couple of mergers - they're not that fun. And it's easy to lose your focus on this grandiose…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

Consumers are empowered by Yelp and tools like it: before, when they had a bad experience, they didn't have much recourse. They…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

In early 2008, it was confirmed that there would be an opportunity to build applications for the iPhone. We were fortunate enough…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

Where folks like Google have fallen down is in just putting a little review box up, then closing their eyes and letting…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

There's been resistance to every new technology that's ever been introduced. When books came out hundreds of years ago, there were complaints…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

About every year or two, there is a moment of truth where there's some new development in the marketplace, some new technology,…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

Yelp has been in this business since it really became something worth thinking about in 2004, when the transition started happening from…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

I don't feel necessarily it's winner-take-all across the globe, where there has to be one local guide for the entire world. We'll…

— Jeremy Stoppelman

Everyone is panicked about the transition to mobile. I don't lose any sleep whatsoever.

— Jeremy Stoppelman

You have to be very nimble and very open minded. Your success is going to be very dependent on how your adapt.

— Jeremy Stoppelman

If somebody writes a review of a dry cleaner, that piece of content is not wildly viral. It's not like a viral…

— Jeremy Stoppelman