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Matt Mullenweg, cofounder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic embarks on a journey to understand the future of work. Having built his own company with no offices and more than 1,300 employees...

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Episode 30: The Magic of Meetups

On this episode of the Distributed podcast, we dig into the good, the bad, and the history of Automattic meetups. More

58:08May 26, 2023

Episode 29: Dylan Field, Figma Co-founder, Talks Design, Digital Economy, and Remote Culture with Host Connie Yang

The latest episode of the Distributed podcast pairs Dylan Field, Figma’s CEO and Co-founder, and guest host Connie Yang, Head of Payments De...

62:07Nov 19, 2021

Episode 28: Erica Pandey of Axios on Returning to Work

Whether making their start as a solo blogger on their own beat, or growing up in a thriving newsroom, journalists must forge their own uniqu...

48:16Jul 22, 2021

Distributed by Default: Matt Mullenweg on The Knowledge Project

Matt Mullenweg joins Shane Parrish on The Knowledge Project podcast to talk about companies that are distributed from the beginning, and som...

85:44Jun 10, 2021

Episode 27: Leading with Values: Sid Sijbrandij joins Matt Mullenweg to talk about GitLab, Transparency and Growing a Distributed Company

Matt welcomes Sid Sijbrandij, Co-Founder and CEO of GitLab, another pioneering company with Open Source origins and a long-running commitmen...

78:43May 21, 2021

Hiring For Distributed Companies & Angel Investing: This Week in Startups with Jason Calacanis

"Why would the best employees in the world choose so little autonomy in the third of their day or more that they spend working?" Matt Mullen...

83:01May 11, 2021

Getting Legal Work Done in a Distributed Environment: Paul Sieminski with Chad Main on Technically Legal

Automattic’s General Counsel, Paul Sieminski, recently joined the Technically Legal podcast to talk about how legal work can thrive in a ful...

48:18Apr 23, 2021

Growing as a Leader: Matt Mullenweg on the Starting Greatness Podcast with Mike Maples Jr.

Matt shares several such pivotal moments in an episode full of stories and insight from the growth of Automattic, and of his own journey and...

40:19Apr 20, 2021

Episode 26: Jack Dorsey and Matt Mullenweg on Remote Collaboration, Finding Serendipity, and the Art of Deliberate Work

Join us for the latest episode of Distributed, as Matt Mullenweg interviews Jack Dorsey, co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Square. They disc...

75:47Dec 16, 2020

Episode 25: Davit Baghdasaryan on the Science of Sound in a Distributed Work World

As audio and video conferencing surge worldwide, Matt talks through the science of sound with Davit Baghdasaryan, the CEO of Krisp, a fast-g...

42:53Oct 15, 2020

Episode 23: Lara Hogan on the Secret to Being a Successful Manager

Are companies setting up their managers for success? What are BICEPS? How do you assemble your colleagues like a management Voltron? Lara Ho...

37:50Jul 24, 2020

Episode 22: Raj Choudhury Sees a Future Where You Don’t Have to Move Your Family for a Job

"We have introduced so many frictions to people’s lives by forcing them to move." Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Pro...

49:52Jul 3, 2020

Episode 21: Morra Aarons-Mele on Introversion and Anxiety in Remote Work

Is working from home a breakthrough for introverts? The answer, of course, is not so simple. Morra Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Ac...

52:24Jun 19, 2020

Episode 20: Adam Gazzaley on the Distracted Mind During a Crisis

Matt Mullenweg speaks with neuroscientist Dr. Adam Gazzaley, co-author of the book The Distracted Mind: Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World,...

57:24Apr 29, 2020

Matt Mullenweg with Sam Harris on Distributed Work’s Five Levels of Autonomy

On a recent episode of Sam Harris's excellent Making Sense podcast, Matt shared insights for managers and companies who are currently explor...

Apr 15, 2020

Vanessa Van Edwards on Navigating the Virtual Workplace in Stressful Times

The world has dramatically changed in just a few weeks. As companies around the world shift to remote work, how do we navigate this crisis?...

45:48Apr 9, 2020

Episode 18: Jason Fried on Treating Workers Like Adults

For our first episode of the year, host Matt Mullenweg talks to Jason Fried, the CEO of Basecamp. Jason runs a semi-distributed company that...

32:51Jan 9, 2020

Episode 17: Matt Mullenweg Reflects on Distributed Work in 2019

To close out the year, our host Matt Mullenweg is joined once again by Automattic’s Mark Armstrong to discuss the state of distributed work...

44:18Dec 26, 2019

Episode 16: Glitch CEO Anil Dash on Strengthening Values in a Distributed Startup

Anil Dash didn’t like the direction the web was going, so he joined a tech company that promised to take web development back to its indie r...

56:57Dec 12, 2019

Episode 15: Inside the Grand Meetup

On this episode of the Distributed podcast, we get an insider’s look at the Grand Meetup, Automattic’s annual weeklong all-staff event, wher...

70:42Nov 26, 2019