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By: A Newbie’s Guide to Startup Compensation (or “Stock Options will Make Me Rich!”) | The NWEN Blog

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:49:22 +0000

[…] Options vest over 4 years. Everyone loves the idea of the overnight success with a quick-flip to Google. It’s vanishingly rare, but it does happen. When it does, the […]

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 22:07:59 +0000

The WordPress community and its founders, leaders and developers are among the finest in the web industry. In my opinion Matt, you have one of the best things going in the business world period. Thanks for everything. Glad to be a part of it!

By: Kalpesh Khivasara

Kalpesh Khivasara — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:22:22 +0000

I was reminded of this quote on reading your post: “It took Jerry Seinfeld 10 years of hard work to achieve overnight success”!
I have WordPress installed on my blog and would like to thank you for the great work you and your team have accomplished. Great going guys!

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 06:48:35 +0000

Matt,
I down loaded WordPress at the suggestion of a friend. I really did not know anything other than I wanted to do a blog. I am some impressed by your position, I had no idea of the spirit of community that exists, thanks for awakening from my myopic slumber.

By: Ryan Peter

Ryan Peter — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:23:05 +0000

I can’t agree more with you. The media like sensationalism, and they especially LOVE the overnight success story. This might be because it is attractive to most people – quick money etc. is the consumer way.

I think you’re right – that kind of thing attracts the wrong kind of entrepreneur to this whole thing.

The bottom line is that the media do have a certain formula they want followed, and even the advent of new media (like blogging) has shown that they are not necessarily right. In other words, things are changing, and the media (as it is right now) is going to have to change with it. With the changes (I hope) will come a new found appreciation from the public for the REAL stories, not these flash in the pan success type of stories.

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» Mullenweg on WordPress and Open Source — Mon, 24 Sep 2007 14:27:14 +0000

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True Ventures » Just The Way You Are — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:49:59 +0000

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tecosystems » Enterprising Ubuntu? — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:55:06 +0000

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By: Joe Hunkins

Joe Hunkins — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 03:14:41 +0000

Very thoughtful stuff Matt, and wise beyond your… ummm… twenty-few years.

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Wed, 13 Jun 2007 16:19:01 +0000

[…] poised to make the world a better place. About the project and its hard-won success, Mr. Mullenweg recently wrote: Someday I think there will be a realization that the real story is more exciting than the […]

By: Dave

Dave — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 03:42:28 +0000

So many things that become huge successes seem to happen over night because one day a person hears about it and then the next day they see it everywhere. They just didn’t know it was there two days ago.
Much is the same with music artists.
Congrats on your acheivements over the 4 years. I am now an avid user of Word Press on my sites and look forward to many more years with Word Press.

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Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:08:34 +0000

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Photo Matt Â» Meaningful Overnight Relationship « Social Orb — Sat, 09 Jun 2007 07:21:16 +0000

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By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 25 May 2007 21:33:21 +0000

Great post Matt. I was 18 when I first started my Biz as well (many years ago). Many of the things I do are still done entirely myself.. and it is very hard-hard work.

I checked out your photos. How long have you been in photography?

By: Andrew

Andrew — Mon, 21 May 2007 05:35:29 +0000

I know exactly how you feel. I’m the same age as when you started, and I’ve been working for over 15 months on my first big software project, 100% myself. It IS hard, hard work.

But I think in the end, all that counts is being able to say to yourself “That’s me – I did that against the odds and won”.

By: becca

becca — Sat, 19 May 2007 05:14:06 +0000

wait, you’re NOT a millionaire?? 😉

and hey, what’s that about getting out of bed in the morning? as far as i know, you GO to bed in the morning, you don’t get out of it! but, maybe you’ve changed over the years.

i thought this was an interesting post.

By: David

David — Thu, 17 May 2007 16:33:47 +0000

I’m now using wordpress on 4 blogs and I continue to be impressed. I just want to say, “thank you” for being enough of a visionary to create the ‘movement’ called wordpress.

I’m delighted with every new release. I too am glad that I stumbled upon wordpress when I did. Thanks again and kudos for keeping the movement ‘pure’ and not selling out. Vive WordPress

By: Brian Layman

Brian Layman — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:21:35 +0000

I’m now one of those folks who makes a living off of WordPress, it puts food on the table for me, my wife and four kids and it’s gonna pay for their colleges too.

I stumbled onto WordPress near the end of 2004 and it’s consumed me ever since. As far as major software packages go, 3 years puts WordPress in its infancy. I’m glad I came into this when I did.

I don’t exagerate when I say that blogging and WordPress are fundamentally changing the world and traditional media is confused and playing catch up. Suddenly one voice can have the reach that 1000 had just four years ago and no-one knows what the effects of that will be!

It’s gonna be a fun ride and like I said, I’m glad I hopped on near the start of it.

Thank you!

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“It’s a movement…” at umwdtlt.org — Tue, 15 May 2007 19:27:59 +0000

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GÃ¸r WordPress bedre hos WordPress DK — Tue, 15 May 2007 08:52:05 +0000

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By: Gordon

Gordon — Tue, 15 May 2007 07:35:56 +0000

How did someone so young (relatively) get so wise. You are older than your years Matt and your honesty and openness has always done you proud.

I wouldn’t worry too much about the journalists, few of them really ‘get it’ when it comes to the subtler tones of web loyalty and ‘movements’. It’s an alien concept to them.

Keep on keeping on.

By: A long night « Rowan Simpson

A long night « Rowan Simpson — Tue, 15 May 2007 03:00:02 +0000

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The Alpha Mind » Blog Archive » Matt Mullenweg on Modern Myths — Mon, 14 May 2007 22:09:28 +0000

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