It seems like the web, particularly software as a service, provides ample opportunities for you to flourish economically, completely aligned with the… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
With Akismet, there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
Philip Greenspun had a huge impact on me. He was the first person I knew of that embraced online communities, created a… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
If you think of the ideas of open source applied to information in an encyclopedia, you get to Wikipedia - lots and… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
When I first got into technology I didn't really understand what open source was. Once I started writing software, I realized how… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
We're not done yet, but two things WordPress has been able to exemplify is that open source can create great user experiences… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
The power of the web is not in centralization; it's not in closed systems or anything like that. It's in its open… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
There are two main methodologies of open source development. There's the Apache model, which is design by committee - great for things… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
With Akismet there was an interesting dilemma. Is it for the good of the world Akismet being secret and being more effective… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
WordPress.com is the only service of its kind that not only lets you export your data, but gives you an open source… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
The more money Automattic makes, the more we invest into Free and Open Source software that belongs to everybody and services to… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
It turns out that social networks drive a heck of a lot of traffic to blogs. — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
I am an optimist, and I believe that people are inherently good and that if you give everyone a voice and freedom of expression,… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
Akismet started on a $70 dollar-a-month server. Anyone can scrape together $70. — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
I think that all services will have downtime. No matter how much you prepare, have redundant systems, or audit, there will periodically be a… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
Usage is like oxygen for ideas. That means every moment you're working on something without it being in the public it's actually dying, deprived… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
One of the things I've been working on for the past few months is a radical simplification of the interface. — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
Captcha is the bane of the Internet. I can't figure them out myself half the time! — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
I'm an investor in MakerBot, which is a good example of the 'thingiverse'. The idea of applying collaboration and rapid iteration to things that… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
Simperium seems like a genuine utility for our own apps, and for other people as a service. And Simplenote, as a product, I love,… — Matt Mullenweg Copy Share Image
