“If I were to wish for two things, they would be as much bandwidth as possible and ridiculously fast browser engines.” IfsTwoWould BeWishTwo ThingsEnginesBrowsersBandwidth Author:Matt Mullenweg
“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.” PeopleIfsTryingMightPowerfulSeriousGraduatesUsersBloggersWordpress 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
“If you're not embarrassed when you ship your first version, you waited too long.” IfsFirstsLongVersionsShipsEmbarrassed Author:Matt Mullenweg
“I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression, the truth and the good will outweigh the bad. So, on the whole, I think the power that online distribution confers is a positive thing for society. Online we can act as a fifth estate.” PeopleIfsThinkingGivingBelieveWholeI BelieveVoiceExpressionOnlineEstatesOptimistDistributionFifthGood WillFreedom Of ExpressionPositive Things 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
“If you're building a startup or any sort of organization, take a few moments to reflect on the qualities that the people you most enjoy working with embody and the user experience of new people joining your organization, from the offer letter to their first day.” PeopleIfsFirstsMomentsEnjoyQualityBuildingOffersLettersOrganizationUsersJoiningUser Experience Author:Matt Mullenweg
