Matt Mullenweg was interviewed by The New York Times on the subject of remote work and the story of how Automattic started down that path. There’s nothing very new in this interview if you’ve heard Matt speak on this subject before, or if you are a listener of his Distributed podcast, but if you want to know more about the early history of Automattic and remote work, check it out.
When asked if Tumblr could be a viable alternative to other large content and social networks, Matt replied that Tumblr “is very active” and “getting 60,000 to 70,000 sign-ups per day from its mobile app.” He feels that there’s “an opportunity to create that other place, that could be something that people go to feel that creativity, kind of like Instagram did in its early days.” 📸
