“130 of Automattic's 150 employees work outside of our San Francisco headquarters. Why are so many companies stuck in this factory model of working?” CompanyModelsWork OutStuckEmployeeFactoriesSan FranciscoHeadquarters Author:Matt Mullenweg
“As the web becomes more and more of a part of our every day lives, it would be a horrible tragedy if it was locked up inside of companies and proprietary software.” IfsWould BeCompanyTragedyHorribleSoftwareLockedLocked UpDay Life Author:Matt Mullenweg
“As an entrepreneur making decisions for your company, always go back to your first principles of what's important to you and why you started in the first place.” FirstsImportantDecisionCompanyPrinciplesEntrepreneurWhat's ImportantMaking Decisions Author:Matt Mullenweg
“I believe that software, and in fact entire companies, should be run in a way that assumes that the sum of the talent of people outside your walls is greater than the sum of the few you have inside. None of us are as smart as all of us.” PeopleWayShouldBelieveFactsRunningI BelieveCompanyGreaterTalentWallSmartAssumingSoftwareYour Wall Author:Matt Mullenweg
“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.” PeopleIfsYearsTwoShowsNextCompanyMillionsFailingOne ThingSourceDollarsCome UpTwo YearsMillion DollarsOpen Source Author:Matt Mullenweg