Matt Mullwenweg in 2006, when Automattic, the company he founded, took its first round of funding:
Automattic isn’t going to get fancy SoMA offices, throw huge parties at SxSW, or “get big fast.”
I attended a kick-ass party partially sponsored by Automattic this year at SXSW, and I dropped by their new SoMA office space a few months ago. Doh! But to be fair, their growth wasn’t fast—it seemed natural. It’s just amazing how much three years of natural growth can change things!
Ha! My own words. If we had done all that three years ago, probably wouldn’t be around today. Now things have grown so much they’re not a big deal. To be fair though, we don’t technically have an office, it’s a lounge. 🙂 Get big slow.