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 Funding For Wordpress Founders 
By: Neville Hobson 2006-04-13 Matt Mullenweg, the man behind WordPress, has got a little funding: The growth of WordPress and Akismet has outpaced anyone's expectations... Links: Matt Mullenweg, Wordpress, funding, Akismet Recently, I made the decision to sell a minority stake in the company to a few select partners who I think are going to bring a lot of value to the business far beyond mere dollars. This isn't going to change how the business is run, or the people involved with it, but it will allow us to take better advantage of the opportunities before us and also for us to keep our promise to every one of you to maintain a fast, stable, and innovative platform in the long term." As a WordPress.com user and, more significantly for me, a Wordpress platform (this blog) and Akismet user, I'm pleased to learn of this. Congrats to everyone at Automattic. It also makes you think that, when you see a spoof announcement, you should perk up your eyes and ears and pay closer attention to a company as it may give you a clue about some thinking, if not intentions, that may materialize into something interesting. Such as this. Add to Digg | Yahoo! My Web Technorati: Wordpress View All Articles by Neville Hobson About the Author: Neville Hobson is the author of the popular NevilleHobson.com blog which focuses on business communication and technology. Neville is currentlly the VP of New Marketing at Crayon. Visit Neville Hobson's blog: NevilleHobson.com. |
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