Hiring people that don’t live near you or your office is becoming more common, and we have embraced this from the start at WooThemes (and Automattic). At WordCamp Europe, Tom…
Month: July 2015
Mark (my co-founder at Woo) spoke at WordCamp Europe on the story of WooThemes. If you are interested in how we grew Woo from 3 to 55 people in just…
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Map of Automatticians
We have a cool dynamic map of all Automatticians (a12s), and I’m proud to be the first ever Norwegian in this globally distributed company! http://automattic.com/map/
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Fishing in British Columbia
I had the chance to visit the beautiful British Columbia on my last fishing trip. We flew from Vancouver to Smithers, a cozy little town over the mountains, and we…
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What does a8c stand for?
Going through due diligence with Automattic meant learning a lot about the company. One of the amusing things to discover was all the acronyms used, and the first time I…
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WooMattic Deal Is Officially Complete
Yesterday marked the official closing of the acquisition of WooThemes by Automattic! After several months of due diligence, we inked the deal in the middle of May and were waiting for…
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Impostor Syndrome
To begin in a new company can be overwhelming, especially Automattic which hires only the brightest people. Feelings of not matching up to you new colleagues are often described as…
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Tech Bubble?
Are we near a new dot-com bubble? Some good insight in this slide deck from a16z. U.S. Technology Funding — What’s Going On? from a16z