Andy Kurtzig is CEO of JustAnswer, which he established in 2003. Under his management, JustAnswer has increased in popularity such that it is now a top 200 website, according to Quantcast.com. The driving force behind JustAnswer, Kurtzig invites millions of users to seek personalized answers from Experts, which include licensed doctors, attorneys, veterinarians, and car mechanics, among a host of others. With a diverse array of topics ranging from legal issues to relationship questions, Kurtzig has built JustAnswer into the go-to resource for anyone looking for Expert answers.
Kurtzig has pursued several other entrepreneurial interests over the course of his professional career. He facilitated the development of his first company while a student attending the University of California at Berkeley. His first company, ANSER Corp., serviced and developed software to automate calendar listings for the newspaper industry. Having landed several high-profile clients, such as the San ...
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Entrepreneur Andy Kurtzig talks about the birth of his current venture, JustAnswer. Kurtzig developed the idea for the paid question and answer platform when his wife, who was pregnant at the time, wanted on-demand answers to medical questions.