🎧 Podcast: Distributed, with Matt Mullenweg

Listened to Podcast: Distributed, with Matt Mullenweg from Distributed.blog

The cofounder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic embarks on a journey to understand the future of work. Having built his own 900-person company with no offices and employees scattered across 68 countries, Mullenweg examines the benefits and challenges of distributed work and recruiting talented people around the globe.

This sounds like an interesting premise for a podcast, though I suspect it’s a limited run. I can’t imagine what episode 50 would look like.

👓 WordPress’s owner is closing its San Francisco office because its employees never show up | QZ

Read Wordpress's owner is closing its San Francisco office because its employees never show up by Oliver Staley (Quartz)
Automattic, the technology company that owns WordPress.com, has a beautiful office in a converted San Francisco warehouse, with soaring ceilings, a library, and a custom-made barn door. If you like the space, you're free to move in. The office at 140 Hawthorne went on the market after CEO Matt Mullenweg came to the realization not...