Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg shared a fascinating story…

Dan Knauss

December 27, 2019

Matt Mullenweg shared a fascinating story about how a comment on a blog led to a mathematical breakthrough. 👩‍🏫 Matt commented, "I’ve always said that comments are the best part of blogging, but this is a particularly cool example." 💬

Matt Mullenweg noted that with the…

Dan Knauss

December 6, 2019

Matt Mullenweg noted that with the recent acquisition of Tumblr, the total number of Automatic employees is now at 1,146. 📈

A Teenage Woman’s Perspective On The State of The Word

Olivia Bisset

November 8, 2019

PlanetWordPress Community

Olivia Bisset reflects on WordCamp US and the State of the Word, from her perspective as a teenager and new member of the WordPress community.

Matt Mullenweg’s State of the Word, 2019

Brian Krogsgard

November 2, 2019

PlanetSecurity

Matt Mullenweg just completed the 2019 State of the Word, where he offered a comprehensive overview of the last year of all things WordPress.

Salesforce Ventures invests $300 million in Automattic, at a $3 billion valuation

Brian Krogsgard

September 19, 2019

BusinessPlanet

Salesforce Ventures has invested an incredible $300 million as the sole investor in Automattic's Series D, their first raise since 2014. Total investment is now $491 million over 15 years.

The New York Times did a…

Dan Knauss

September 3, 2019

The New York Times did a brief interview with Matt Mullenweg that's focused on his plans for Tumblr. Matt said bringing RSS feeds back to Tumblr is "high on [his] list" of priorities.

Matt Mullenweg blogged about some of…

Dan Knauss

August 20, 2019

Matt Mullenweg blogged about some of the reactions to the news that Automattic is acquiring Tumblr. Many commentators focused on the purchase price (now estimated to be about $3 million) and the $1.1 billion Verizon paid for it a few…

Video and Podcast Picks 📹 Here’s…

Dan Knauss

July 15, 2019

Video and Podcast Picks 📹 Here's my recommendation for video watching this week: The "Cost of JavaScript 2019" video (and blog post) from Addy Osmani at the PerfMatters Conference 2019 shows the main costs of processing JavaScript are download and…

Quick podcast: Matt Mullenweg on eCommerce, and changes for Post Status

Brian Krogsgard

July 1, 2019

You can listen to the Post Status Draft podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, and via RSS for your favorite podcatcher. Post Status Draft is hosted by Brian Krogsgard. I talked to Matt Mullenweg for over an hour recently for his Publish Online session,…

Drupal founder Dries Buytaert shared some photos of himself…

Dan Knauss

February 22, 2019

Drupal founder Dries Buytaert shared some photos of himself and Matt Mullenweg visiting the Plantin-Moretus Museum in Belgium. If antique printing presses excite you, you could easily get lost for a day in a place like that. It looks like they currently have…

Matt Mullenweg announced two new roles…

Brian Krogsgard

January 18, 2019

Matt Mullenweg announced two new roles in the WordPress project this week: Josepha Haden will assume the role of "Executive Director." Josepha will "oversee and direct all contributor teams in their work to build and maintain WordPress." Joost de Valk…

Matt Mullenweg participated in a TED…

Brian Krogsgard

January 18, 2019

Matt Mullenweg participated in a TED video series The Way We Work, where he made the case that distributed work is where all work is headed. Matt was also on a recent podcast with Jeffrey Zeldman, founder of Happy Cog. Their…

Remembering Dean Allen

Dan Knauss

January 10, 2019

BusinessDesign

Dean Allen's vision for Textpattern and his code influenced WordPress at a critical time in its development.

Matt Mullenweg followed up on some…

Dan Knauss

January 5, 2019

Matt Mullenweg followed up on some "homework" from WordCamp US and restated his thoughts about the WordPress mission to "Democratize Publishing." Joost de Valk has some good thoughts on this as well.

Stephan Spencer interviews Matt Mullenweg on…

Brian Krogsgard

December 12, 2018

Stephan Spencer interviews Matt Mullenweg on his "Marketing Speak" podcast. I haven't had a chance to listen to this personally, but I heard some good things, and it's on my playlist.