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WordPress caught on largely because it appealed to two very different types of consumers, people who didn't know anything about technology or how to code, and people who were ********. Not because he didn't want to work for them, as you will hear, but rather because he knew that going to work for a tech giant would mean giving up his intellectual property. The WordPress changed that, but when Matt started to get job offers from some of the big tech companies, he turned them down. Now, at the time, starting A blog wasn't so easy.
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And his big idea was to build a platform, free and open source, of course, that would allow anyone, anywhere to create a blog. He was an early enthusiast of both blogging and open source software, basically programs or platforms that are free to use but also designed to be improved by their users. At the time, he moved from Houston to San Francisco, determined to join the tech scene. That was back in the early 2000s when Matt was about to become a college dropout. That's a pretty astonishing statistic if you consider that it's main creator, Matt Mullenweg, originally built WordPress as a nonprofit blogging platform.
Something like 40% of the world's websites are built using WordPress.
So just think about that number for a second. I'm Guy Raz, and on the show today, how Matt Mullenweg tapped into a tiny group of coders who wanted to make blogging better and went on to build WordPress, a platform that now powers more than 40% of websites on the Internet. Welcome to how I built this, a show about innovators, entrepreneurs, idealists, and the stories behind the movements they built. It was worse in so many ways, but it was better in a way that mattered.
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They were like, who is this kid? Who does he think he is? This is dumb, and it's true. On the website seconds later and I just got these, like, death stares from all the folks there. And then the guy pointed at me, he was like Matt, here's the written article publisher. So All in all you're looking at like 20 minutes and we all had to sit there while this happened. And at the time publishing something took 10 to 20 steps. It was a publishers, I think of Newscom, the editor in chief, everyone was there and they said, OK, here is a fully written article ready to go publish it. Some of the authors meeting I had ever been in. So check it out how I built this the book now to the show. Did you know that how I built this is also a book? Well, it's now out in paperback and available. Once again, hey really quick before we start the show. Visit to see how Crow can work with you. With specialized experience in audit, tax advisory, and consulting, crow can help you embrace volatility in today's economy. Why? Hidden opportunities and better ways of doing things. Doing nothing is within all of these challenges. There's no shortage of volatility in Business Today, but volatility isn't the problem. Presented by Slack where the future works, the great resignation, supply chain hiccups, digital finance. Get started at, DHQ, and TuneIn to my new podcast, the Great creators available where you're listening right now. We share ideas, our feedback episodes that need to be approved, and all of it is streamlined for everyone to see rather than getting lost in an inbox. Working in Slack channels has been a game changer. Our team works remotely from locations across the country. Having Slack makes collaboration easier and more flexible, so we're a lot more productive. It's one digital space that brings together all of our people and all the tools we need are built in. Here at how I built this slack is our digital HQ. Listen to up first on the NPR One app or wherever you get your podcasts. In about 10 minutes, you can start your day informed. We live in a world, a country and a moment in time where there's so much important news and it is constantly changing.
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