Lessons in longevity: How Matt Mullenweg scaled Automattic to $500M+ (and what's next) скачать в хорошем качестве

Lessons in longevity: How Matt Mullenweg scaled Automattic to $500M+ (and what's next)

Matt Mullenweg (WordPress, Automattic) on scaling Automattic to $500M+ ARR and what’s next for the Wordpress and Automattic ecosystems. In this episode of The SaaS Revolution Show, we’re joined by Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic and Co-founder of Wordpress – which powers 40% of websites on the internet. 🎙️ Matt shares what it really takes to: Scale a distributed SaaS company to $500M+ ARR Build and maintain an open-source ecosystem worth $10B+ Bring AI into the WordPress ecosystem Stay energised after 20+ years as a founder and 10+ as a CEO Alex and Matt discuss, the power of word of mouth, early-stage lessons, and what founders can learn from Automattic’s journey — no matter what stage you're at. 00:00 – Get to know Matt Mullenweg: Founder, CEO, photographer, musician 07:30 – Wordpress and Automattic key milestones 09:30 – Bringing AI into the WordPress ecosystem 11:20 – Lessons on scaling SaaS to $500M ARR: Product, acquisition, customer centricity. 16:05 – Building new products and knowing when to let go 17:40 – An 'ideal' week as a $500M CEO 20:15 – How Matt stays motivated after 10+ years as Automattic CEO 25:30 – Best advice "This too shall pass" 26:40 – The hardest thing about being a CEO 27:35 – Best books on business 29:19 – Final thoughts + SaaStock USA teaser 📍 Matt is speaking LIVE at SaaStock USA this May 13-14 in Austin, TX. Join 1,500+ SaaS founders, execs, and investors. Get your ticket: https://saastock-usa.com/tickets/ Guest links: LinkedIn:   / mattm   ==================== 🇺🇸 SaaStock USA 2025: 13-14 May 2025 | Austin, Texas "This year’s show surpassed all our expectations. It helped us solidify our messaging, we made a shed load of new connections and had a blast at networking events after hours… count us in for next year!" - Emmet Florish, CEO at Ctrl.io Buy your tickets: https://saastock-usa.com/tickets/ ~~~~~~ 🇮🇪 SaaStock Europe 2025: 14-15 October 2025 | Dublin, Ireland "The best SaaS conference for founders, execs & investors in Europe, period." - Christoph Janz, Partner, Point Nine Buy your tickets: https://saastock-europe.com/tickets/ ~~~~ LinkedIn:   / saastock   Twitter:   / saastock   Instagram:   / saastock   Facebook:   / saastock   TikTok:   / saas_tok