Wordpress.com vs Wordpress.org | The Automattic Story

You’ve probably heard of WordPress, the open-source website builder that powers 43% of all websites. But have you heard of Automattic, the company that runs the commercial arm, known as WordPress.com?

For WordPress and Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg, the idea was never to generate money from the project, yet he has built the company into a $7.5B content-management giant.

So how did Automattic get so big?

Join us as we break down Automattic to find out how it emerged from an open-source project, how it found relevant products it could monetize, and how it plans to power the majority of the web.

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00:00 Intro

00:37 How did Automattic start?

01:00 When was WordPress launched?

01:50 Where did the idea for Automattic come from?

03:23 What was Automattic’s first product?

04:01 When was Automattic launched?

04:22 What challenges did Automattic face initially?

06:18 All-in-one marketing platform!

06:38 How does Automattic make money?

08:35 How much funding has Automattic received?

09:39 What market share does WordPress have?

10:02 What are Automattic’s future plans?

10:35 Summary

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