Matt Mullenweg
Co-creator of WordPress; founder & CEO, Automattic
Co-created WordPress in 2003 and founded Automattic; a longtime open-source advocate and champion of fully distributed companies.
Key arguments & positions
- Longtime open-source advocate; created the "Five for the Future" pledge asking companies to give back to WordPress.
- Has aggressively contested WP Engine's use of the WordPress trademark and what he called inadequate contributions back to core WordPress.
- Champions fully distributed, no-central-office company building.
Accomplishments
- Co-created WordPress in 2003.
- Founded Automattic in 2005, which owns WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and Beeper.
- Led the acquisitions of WooCommerce, Tumblr, Pocket Casts, and Beeper.
Papers & key writings
- "ma.tt" — his personal blog, running since the early 2000s
- Annual "State of the Word" keynotes
- Interviews on Lenny's Newsletter and Decoder
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