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#172 - The async work culture at WordPress: Using an internal blogging system | Matt Mullenweg & Sam Corcos

LEVELS – A Whole New Level

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Introduction

Exploring the significance of maintaining a focus on work over personal attacks in debates, followed by the journey of WordPress's creation by Matt Mullenweg and its transformation into Automatic, a globally dispersed remote-first company. The chapter highlights the extensive asynchronous communication within Automatic, with over 800,000 messages exchanged weekly, prompting a conversation between Matt and Sam on the challenges and strategies for scaling remote teams.

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