My colleague, Bryan Villarin, let me know on Slack last night that he was going to post a response to my “to-do debt” problem. I wasn’t expecting it to come so soon or with such detail, but it’s here! If you’re curious about the David Allen Getting Things Done approach to solving my problem, read on: […]
Most of our communication at Automattic is text-based. We use Slack and P2 instead of phone and email. But occasionally it helps teams to conference together and a video call is a great way to do that. Today it turned out that the following are good things to have nearby when you do a video call: […]
Still working on my first year with a8c, but the company recently hit a milestone. Ten years ago the first official Automattician was Donncha O Caoimh, and he had no idea what he was in for. Neither did I, honestly. And it’s been amazing. “Ten Years of Automattic” via ma.tt | Matt Mullenweg | Unlucky […]
Automattic has done a lot growth recently. We never stopped hiring, and we’ve made some great acquisitions which brought excellent products and even better talent onto the team. Yesterday, it was announced that Automattic is acquiring Woo. You might know them for their great Themes and eCommerce plugin. Here’s some essential reading: Woo & Automattic | […]
I use to-do lists out of necessity. I don’t trust myself to actually remember anything. But I do trust myself to stare crazily at a list of things I know to be important. When I was completely broke, I started using Mint to keep track of my money. I saved money really well. Not because […]
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