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Sep 15, 2026 · Industry Insights

Automattic Board Forces WordPress Founder Mullenweg on Paid Leave, Echoes OpenAI

Automattic's board voted to place WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg on paid leave and appoint CFO Mark Davis as interim CEO, a move Mullenweg called a covert coup; he regained control within 48 hours, mirroring OpenAI's 2023 leadership turmoil, while the open-source WordPress.org project remains unaffected.

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Automattic Board Forces WordPress Founder Mullenweg on Paid Leave, Echoes OpenAI
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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.

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