Danielle Joseph on Client Relations
Dan Knauss
In this episode of Post Status Draft, Danielle Joseph talks about her work with clients as a designer and how that has shaped her agency and Willowspace.
Michelle Frechette on Diversity and Inclusion of Underrepresented Groups in Tech
Dan Knauss
Underrepresented in Tech aims to "demystify diversity" and dispel the fears that get between employers and underrepresented groups in tech.
Allie Nimmons of WP Buffs and…
Dan Knauss
Allie Nimmons of WP Buffs and Michelle Ames from GiveWP have built Underrepresented in Tech, a tool intended to highlight underrepresented people's skills and specialties first and foremost as a hiring or recruiting factor. Explaining how this project got started,…
iThemes has acquired Restrict Content Pro from Sandhills Development
Brian Krogsgard
In this exclusive interview, Pippin Williamson and Matt Danner discuss the acquisition of Restrict Content Pro by iThemes.
A new study from North Carolina…
Brian Krogsgard
A new study from North Carolina State University and Microsoft discovered that the technical interviews currently used in hiring for many software engineering positions actually test whether a job candidate has performance anxiety rather than whether the candidate is competent…
Trouble at Longreads
Brian Krogsgard
We don't often talk about employment issues at Post Status. Good and bad stories about WordPress workplaces abound. Why single out this one? It is a very public issue, and it has to do with one of the largest employers in our space — one often cited as a great place to work: Automattic. That's why I believe it merits deeper consideration.
Joe Howard wrote what I consider…
Dan Knauss
Joe Howard wrote what I consider to be a must-read if you have input in your company's hiring process — how to access a more diverse pool of job candidates. Joe lists some job boards he used during the last…
Automattic Invests in New Vector “One…
Dan Knauss
Automattic Invests in New Vector "One thing WordPress and Matrix.org have in common is a strong, abiding belief in the open web, a rare thing in a world that is dangerously moving towards walled gardens" — and that's why Automattic…
Elementor has raised a $15 million Series A, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
Brian Krogsgard
Elementor has raised a $15 million Series A to help them take the extremely popular page building tool to the next level.
“Trust, Growth, Inclusion: A Study of…
Dan Knauss
"Trust, Growth, Inclusion: A Study of Women Engineers' Job-Search Priorities" is a whitepaper recently published by Automattic with the results of a user research study launched by their engineering hiring team. 👩‍🚀 The goal of the study was for Automattic…
Automattic has acquired Prospress, the makers of WooCommerce Subscriptions
Brian Krogsgard
Automattic has acquired Prospress, the makers of WooCommerce Subscriptions -- WooCommerce's highest revenue-generating extension -- for an undisclosed sum.
Bethany Heck and Joshua Goldenberg, two…
Brian Krogsgard
Bethany Heck and Joshua Goldenberg, two well-known designers, have joined the Automattic Design team. Their hiring follows the recent announcement of Jeffrey Zeldman joining the Automattic "Special Projects" team.
Children say his superpower is love: an interview with Topher DeRosia
Dan Knauss
Topher DeRosia took some time to reflect on HeroPress and recount his own path to WordPress, the long and winding road of freelancing, and his role as a developer evangelist for BigCommerce.
Awesome Motive has sold Soliloquy and Envira Gallery in a multi-million dollar sale
Brian Krogsgard
Awesome Motive -- the company behind OptinMonster and WPForms -- has sold two of their products in a multi-million dollar deal. Soliloquy and Envira Gallery were first products by Thomas Griffin, who partnered with Syed Balkhi and is now the…
Interview with Matt Mullenweg on the WordPress ecosystem — Draft Podcast
Brian Krogsgard
In this episode, I talk to Matt Mullenweg -- co-founder of WordPress and the CEO of Automattic -- about what's happening in the world of WordPress, and his role in it all.
Taking a new product from concept to launch
Brian Krogsgard
When you launch a new project there’s always a buzz of excitement, hope, and relief, but also that of fear of failure and disappointment. This is something I’ve experienced for all the projects I’ve been part of over the past…
