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I was offered $200M at 24 and I turned it down

2025/1/31
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My First Million

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Matt Mullenweg
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Sam Parr
以《My First Million》播客主持人和企业家身份而闻名,专注于发现和分享高利润商业模式。
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Shaan Puri
成功主持《My First Million》播客,分享创业策略和资源。
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Sam Parr: 我很好奇Matt Mullenweg在24岁时拒绝2亿美元收购要约的经历,以及他如何看待WordPress的商业模式和未来发展。 Shaan Puri: Matt Mullenweg在24岁时拒绝了2亿美元的收购要约,这让我很好奇他当时的想法,以及他背后的信心和信念。 Matt Mullenweg: 2008年,我拒绝了一个2亿美元的收购要约,因为投资者认为公司未来价值会更高。拒绝收购后,我进行了一轮融资,并出售了一些股票,这让我获得了第一笔百万美元的资金。收购决策需要考虑对公司使命的影响,以及对股东的责任。并非所有收购都能成功,WooCommerce的成功就是一个例子。WordPress的成功并非一蹴而就,而是经过了长期的积累和发展。我坚持开源理念,因为它符合我的道德原则,并具有长期价值。开源模式虽然短期盈利能力较弱,但长期来看,其发展潜力巨大,并能促进整个行业的开放性。为了保护开源项目的可持续发展,有时需要采取强硬措施。 Sam Parr: 我对Matt Mullenweg卷入争议感到惊讶,因为他一直以来给人的印象是低调和不爱惹事。 Shaan Puri: 我支持Matt Mullenweg,因为他为开源项目做出了巨大贡献。 Matt Mullenweg: 与WP Engine的争议源于其对WordPress商标的滥用以及对开源项目的贡献不足。虽然WordPress是开源项目,但我们鼓励基于WordPress的企业回馈社区。WP Engine被指控滥用WordPress和WooCommerce商标,并对开源项目贡献不足。这并非我第一次面临类似争议,我相信争议最终会得到解决。

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Matt Mullenweg, founder of WordPress, recounts his decision to turn down a 200 million acquisition offer at age 24. He explains the reasoning behind his decision and how the funding round that followed helped his company grow. This pivotal moment significantly impacted his career and financial situation.
  • 200 million acquisition offer at age 24
  • Decision to turn down the offer
  • Subsequent funding round
  • Impact on career and finances

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Episode 672: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr) ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP) ) talk to Matt Mullenweg ( https://x.com/photomatt) ), the founder of WordPress and Automattic. 

Show Notes: 

(0:00) Turning down $200M at 24

(6:04) WordPress's 1000 days of irrelevance

(9:24) Turning a small South African company into $3B

(13:40) The battle of giants - WooCommerce vs Shopify

(18:37) Matt's Villain Arc

(30:07) Auditions > Interviews

(36:04) Putting every employee on the front line

(42:56) Matt on Deepseek

Links:

• Automattic - https://automattic.com/

• WordPress - https://wordpress.com/

Check Out Shaan's Stuff:

Need to hire? You should use the same service Shaan uses to hire developers, designers, & Virtual Assistants → it’s called Shepherd (tell ‘em Shaan sent you): https://bit.ly/SupportShepherd)

Check Out Sam's Stuff:

• Hampton - https://www.joinhampton.com/)

• Ideation Bootcamp - https://www.ideationbootcamp.co/)

• Copy That - https://copythat.com)

• Hampton Wealth Survey - https://joinhampton.com/wealth)

• Sam’s List - http://samslist.co/)

My First Million is a HubSpot Original Podcast // Brought to you by The HubSpot Podcast Network // Production by Arie Desormeaux // Editing by Ezra Bakker Trupiano