But fortunately, Automattic has been doing a lot of infrastructure for a long time. Matt: We definitely have had some of those. Topher: Do you have issues of scaling? Like, did you suddenly, “Oh, look, we have an extra half million users today. Matt: And what we’re doing is trying to create a place for them where they can share and find stuff that enriches their life. It’s been fun to sort of like, as Twitter has its turbulence, to see just droves of users, hundreds of thousands per day come over to Tumblr. And that’s been really exciting to see this beautiful community and so much creativity thrive. But right now one of the things I’m doing is I’m directly running Tumblr as a CEO. Like when Gutenberg started I was really deep into that. Matt: So I wear different hats in different years. Nyasha: I love what you people have done. Matt: I’m looking at it at the moment right now.
I’ve been trying to get everyone to go back to Tumblr. Can I also say I am a big fan of Tumblr, by the way.
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We’re trying to make basically great open web stuff, stuff so good that you choose it because you like it, but then when you choose it, you make the web more free and open. Matt: And we make, Jetpack, Tumblr, WooCommerce, Pocket Cast for people looking into podcasts. And later I started a company called Automattic, which has now grown to be, gosh, I think about 2,000 people that are around. I was born and raised in Houston, Texas, and co-founder of WordPress with a guy named Mike Little. So on the off chance that no one knows who you are, who are you? Topher: Something you really can’t affect yourself very much. Because there’s something about the idea of something being so rock solid, building, foundations, the air, you know. Matt: I’m actually right now in the mountains. Are you just hanging out or you got a place over there now? When I set this up, I got the time zone wrong because I didn’t realize you’d be on the West Coast. So if you’re looking for a great host, check them out. And right now, they’ll buy out your contract with another host, up to $200.
It’s those finely polished edges that I love so much. Things like really good caching, a super great admin panel that lets me do things myself without needing to wait for support, and being able to SSH between staging servers. But there are some things they do especially well that I want to call out. And they’re all over the marketing material. They have a ton of cool features that I really appreciate. Ny is the Editorial Director of MasterWP, and a WordPress developer.īefore we get started, I want to say something about our sponsor Nexcess. Cate is stepping aside as co-host, and Ny will be joining me as our regular co-host in the future. For those of you paying attention, you’ll notice that my co-host is not Cate this week. Twitter | Flanagan’s post about No Sleep. He currently splits his time between Houston and San Francisco.
In his spare time, Matt is an avid photographer. Matt is originally from Houston, Texas, where he attended the High School for the Performing and Visual Arts and studied jazz saxophone. Magazine, TechCrunch, Fortune, Fast Company, Wired, University Philosophical Society, and Vanity Fair. He has been recognized for his leadership by Forbes, Bloomberg Businessweek, Inc.
Additionally, Matt runs Audrey Capital, an investment and research company. He is the founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind, WooCommerce, Tumblr, WPVIP, Day One, and Pocket Casts. Matt Mullenweg is co-founder of the open-source publishing platform WordPress, which now powers over 40% of all sites on the web. This episode of Hallway Chats kicks off a new era with a new co-host Nyasha Green! And this week we talk with Matt Mullenweg. Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSS Show Notes
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