“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
“From the first time I held an iPhone, the space has evolved quickly, and people have shifted from reading content on their desktops to smartphones and iPads, even long-form stuff.” PeopleFirstsLongFormReadingStuffSpaceFirst TimeIphoneIpadsSmartphonesDesktop Author:Matt Mullenweg
“Simperium seems like a genuine utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service. And Simplenote, as a product, I love, and it's just darn handy.” PeopleSeemsProductsGenuineUtilityAppsHandy Author:Matt Mullenweg
“I do my best stuff midmorning and superlate at night, from 1 to 5 in the morning. Some people don't need sleep. I actually do need sleep. I just sleep all the time. I'll catch naps in the afternoon, or I'll take a 20-minute snooze in the office - just all the time. Our business is 24 hours. Our guys in Europe come online at midnight.” PeopleNeedsNightGuyStuffHoursSleepMorningMinutesOfficeEuropeOnlineAfternoonMidnightNapsNeed SleepAfternoon Naps 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
“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
“A common quality I see of people who are successful is that they are voracious readers.” PeopleReadingCommonQualitySuccessfulReaderRelatable 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
“Twitter is the ultimate service for the mobile age. Its simplification and constraint of the publishing medium to 140 characters is perfectly complementary to a mobile experience. People still need longer stuff, but they see the headline on Twitter or Facebook.” PeopleNeedsStillsCharacterAgeStuffUltimatePhonesMediumsPublishingMobileConstraintsHeadlinesSimplificationComplementary140 Character Author:Matt Mullenweg
