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Jul 17, 2022 32 min

The Open Web Universe

from Post Status Podcasts Hosted by David Bisset, Olivia Bisset, Matt Mullenweg

David and Olivia Bisset sat down for a chat with Matt Mullenweg about open source, Tumblr, and how Matt deals with negativity. Matt has three roles today: CEO of Tumblr, CEO of Automattic, and project lead for the next release of WordPress. He shares what went wrong with post formats and what he would love to acquire next if he could. The answer may (or may not) surprise you! This interview was recorded shortly before WordCamp Europe 2022. 🙏 Sponsor: A2 Hosting A2 Hosting offers solutions for WordPress and WooCommerce that are both blazing fast and ultra-reliable. WordPress can be used on ANY Web Hosting plan from A2. You can deploy WordPress easily on Shared, VPS, or Dedicated Hosting plans. A2 also offers Managed WordPress and WooCommerce Hosting. Take a look at a2hosting.com today! If you work in the WordPress space or would like to, check out the A2 hosting careers page. With data centers around the globe, A2 is a growing, founder-led company that relies on over 200 team members to bring their customers' digital visions to life every day. Check out a2hosting.com/about/careers to learn about current openings or the Post Status Job Board at poststatus.com/jobs 🔗 Mentioned in the show: WordPress Openverse Matt Mullenweg (Twitter) Olivia Bisset (Twitter) David Bisset (Twitter) Post Status (Twitter) Every week Post Status Excerpt will bring you important news and insights from guests working in the WordPress space. 🎙️ You can listen to past episodes of The Excerpt, browse all our podcasts, and don’t forget to subscribe on Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts, iTunes, Castro, YouTube, Stitcher, Player.fm, Pocket Casts, Simplecast, or by RSS. 🎧

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David and Olivia Bisset sat down for a chat with Matt Mullenweg about open source, Tumblr, and how Matt deals with negativity. Matt has three roles today: CEO of Tumblr, CEO of Automattic, and project lead for the next release of WordPress. He shares what went wrong with post formats and what he would love to acquire next if he could. The answer may (or may not) surprise you! (Recorded shortly before WordCamp Europe 2022.)

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