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" No matter what I do, I always come home to my blog. "
Matt Mullenweg
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" I'm an investor in MakerBot, which is a good example of the 'thingiverse'. The idea of applying collaboration and rapid iteration to things that we interact with and hold in our hands every day is super revolutionary. "
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" Basically, if you believe in Moore's Law, and you believe that hosting is going to become more and more commoditized over time, not being a host is a good idea. "
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" Automattic's mission has always been very aligned with WordPress itself, which is to democratise publishing. "
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" Whenever there's a new form of media, we always think it's going to replace the old thing, and it never does. We still have radio, however long after TV was introduced. "
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" Don't think about work in your bedroom or relaxation area. "
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" Particularly if you're a good engineer, there's a lot of ways you can make money, but to actually have an impact on the world is rare, and when you find an opportunity for that, it's very special. "
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" Much of the lifeblood of blogs is search engines - more than half the traffic for most blogs. "
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" Captcha is the bane of the Internet. I can't figure them out myself half the time! "
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" The promise of the early web was that everyone could have a website but there was something missing. Maybe the technology wasn't ready. "
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