Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg is co-founder of the open-source publishing platform WordPress, which now powers a third of all sites on the web. He is the founder and CEO of Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Tumblr, WordPress VIP and Jetpack. Additionally, Matt runs Audrey Capital, an investment and research company.

Matt sat down with KDT to discuss the benefits of a distributed workforce, democratized publishing and commerce, open source and using tools to unlock more productivity. He and his team believed that everyone should be able to write content, customize it, click a button and publish.


Watch our full interview with Matt Mullenweg, and check out the Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt breakouts below.

Clips from the Interview

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Matt Mullenweg, Founder & CEO of WordPress and Automattic, reflects on distributed work's five levels of autonomy and how they can increase productivity in the workplace in this edition of KDT's Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt series.
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Matt discusses the Automattic Creed and how aligning company and employee values can help create a successful and sustainable workplace ecosystem in this installment of KDT's Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt series.
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Matt discusses the five levels or workplace autonomy and how each impacts a company's ability to successfully work remotely in this edition of KDT's Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt series.
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Matt talks about working remote and the importance of maintaining a healthy workplace culture through digital relationship building and events in this installation of KDT's Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt series.
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Matt discusses the five levels or workplace autonomy and how each impacts a company's ability to successfully work remotely in this edition of KDT's Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt series.
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Matt Mullenweg, Founder & CEO of WordPress and Automattic, discusses democratizing digital life, the difference between freedom and agency, and how this democratization is driving innovation in this installation of KDT's Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt series.
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Matt discusses blogging, open source software, and his goal to make WordPress the easiest website and blog creation tool and content management system available in this edition of KDT's Ctrl/Alt/Disrupt series.

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