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I just spent the last 10-odd minutes reading a great post, detailing the short history of Matt Mullenwag en WordPress. I’ve always found Automattic to be a bit coy when it comes to detailing their operations (it could just be my lack of effort to find the details) - so this post was a great way of opening that up in my mind. And it’s incredible to think that WordPress is already turning a profit (even though I don’t think it’s massive - but it doesn’t need to be at this stage!)…
From reading the history / story of WordPress, I think the following important considerations came to mind when you’re looking to start up a web-related business venture:
- Be conservative in the beginning… As many of you mentioned when I announced that I’ll be creating my own new business venture - one doesn’t need all the luxuries when you’re just starting out. Matt M has always seemed (in my opinion) to be very level-headed (almost conservative considering WP’s growth compared to many other, riskier startups) in making business decisions, which has obviously served him well.
- Mix a few relevant skills and you’ve completed steps 1, 2 and 3 on your way to running a successful business. Matt was more of a developer in the beginning, but has since grown into being a great strategist and business leader - obviously a great mix when you’re trying to “sell” technology. I even found this evident in my own online journey - I’m not the best designer or coder, but these skills coupled with my business ideas, is a great combination.
- Online ventures and ideas needs to translate into something more traditional - otherwise the mainstream public will never pick up on it. And more importantly this “vision” needs to be communicated and evangelized in laymen’s terms - when WP started out, no one knew where it was going, yet Matt & Co could communicate enough of the vision to get the VC’s backing and ultimately their funding.
Those are just a few of the ideas that were milling around in my mind after reading the post and I really suggest that you jump over to Automattic Connection to read the same post as well… If you’re keen on WordPress and excited about their future - then this post is a must read indeed.
