Founder Interview Video
How Automattic Reached Nine-Figure ARR with 650 People Across 62 Countries (Interview with Founder & CEO Matt Mullenweg)
Chapters
- 0:01Introduction to Matt Mullenweg and Automattic
- 0:49WordPress vs. Automattic: How They Relate
- 1:29Dropping Out and Joining CNET
- 10:57The 2008 Acquisition Offer and $200M Valuation Round
- 14:11Total Raised: About $350M Including Secondary
- 15:01Why Automattic Chose to Stay Private
- 16:26Revenue: Into the Nine Figures
- 16:57Replacing Himself as CEO with Tony
- 21:51Gutenberg: The New WordPress Editor
- 23:50Crypto: Audrey Capital, CoinDesk and Bitcoin
- 25:51The Famous Five: Books, Remote Work, GitLab and P2
- 32:26The Case for Going Public Someday
- 33:11Token Issuance and Staying True to Investors