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Jan 14, 2023 · R&D Management

How Matt Mullenweg Turned a Hobby Blog into a $7.5 B Open‑Source Empire

This article chronicles Matt Mullenweg’s journey from a teenage saxophonist in Houston to the founder of WordPress and Automattic, detailing his early coding experiences, the creation of WordPress, strategic partnerships, funding rounds, product launches like Akismet, and the company’s growth into a multibillion‑dollar enterprise.