If you want to be good at something, you really have to work at it every single day. You have to work hard at the things that are hard. Otherwise you are just treading water. Matt Mullenweg daygoodhard Change image and share on social
One thing about open source is that even the failures contribute to the next thing that comes up. Unlike a company that could spend a million dollars in two years and fail and there's nothing really to show for it, if you spend a million dollars on open source, you probably have something amazing that other people can build on. Matt Mullenweg amazebuildcompany share on social
People might start with LiveJournal or Blogger, but if they get serious, they'll graduate to WordPress. We try to cater to the more powerful users. Matt Mullenweg bloggercatergraduate Change image and share on social
There is no moderator or ombudsman online, and while the transparency of the web usually means that information is self-correcting, we still have to keep in mind the responsibility each of us carries when the power of the press is at our fingertips and in our pockets. Matt Mullenweg carrycorrectfingertip share on social
Automattic's mission has always been very aligned with WordPress itself, which is to democratise publishing. Matt Mullenweg alignautomatticdemocratise Change image and share on social
Has anyone ever said, 'I wish I could go to more meetings today'? Matt Mullenweg meetingtoday Change image and share on social
The biggest mistake we made at WordPress.com in term of infrastructure was buying servers. Matt Mullenweg bigbuyinfrastructure Change image and share on social
I like to read first thing in the morning. I'm addicted to the Kindle. I read a lot of business books, because I feel like I should figure out how to be a real businessman before someone figures out that I'm not one. I really enjoy reading classics as well, which I try to work in once every two months. Matt Mullenweg addictbookbusiness share on social
I think it's really important for the independent web to have a platform, and to the extent that WordPress can serve that role, I think it's a great privilege and responsibility. Matt Mullenweg extentgreatimportant Change image and share on social
If you think of the ideas of open source applied to information in an encyclopedia, you get to Wikipedia - lots and lots of small contributions that bubble up to something that's meaningful. Matt Mullenweg applybubblecontribution Change image and share on social