Category: Automattic lessons

The other day we passed product release number 25,000 for WordPress.com. That means we’ve averaged about 16 product releases a day, every day for the last four and a half years! How is this possible and why do we release software in this way? Launching products is one of the hardest things companies do. Most…

[Update: This post was written a while ago, but the content remains timely and accurate. There are further updates and links at the bottom.] I’ve noticed a new trend in Silicon Valley. More and more startups are beginning life as distributed companies, and investors and partners are starting to accept it as normal. Our company…

Last Saturday marked my fourth anniversary as CEO of Automattic. It’s been an amazing time so far. I think 4 years is the longest I’ve ever been with one company. It’s also the length of an undergraduate college education (!) which gave me the idea to make a list of things I’ve learned during the…