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E119 - What an Automattic IPO in 2021 means for WordPress Professionals (Brian Krogsgard, Post Status)

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In today’s episode, Joe and Christie talk to Brian Krogsgard, the editor of Post Status, a news and information website for WordPress professionals. He also runs Ledger Status, a website with educational content and analysis about the cryptocurrency and blockchain space.

Joe, Christie, and Brian discuss the possibility of Automattic IPO happening in 2021, the complexity of selling and buying market shares, the impact of WordPress IPO, and a quick but deep dive into BigCommerce going above it’s IPO price.

Listen in to learn more about Initial Public Offering and business liquidity!

Episode Resources

What to Listen For:

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:09 Let's meet Brian Krogsgard of Post Status
  • 05:42 Automattic IPO in the future
  • 07:27 How Christie started in the WordPress community
  • 09:16 What is an IPO?
  • 12:34 When Automattic goes public
  • 13:57 BigCommerce valuation is in billions
  • 16:27 The first day of BigCommerce IPO
  • 18:17 The complexity of buying and selling market shares
  • 23:19 What has changed in BigCommerce?
  • 25:48 What is business liquidity
  • 27:43 Is 2021 the year for Automattic IPO?
  • 29:47 $300M raised by Automattic from SalesForce Ventures
  • 31:21 The biggest impact of WordPress IPO
  • 33:44 Automattic has reached the maturing stage
  • 35:10 The effects maturing companies have in the industry
  • 38:43 More consolidation in the WordPress space is significant
  • 41:06 Some alternative solutions will eventually come up to challenge the core process
  • 42:40 WooCommerce will be a dominant product for Automattic
  continue reading

133 episodes

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When? This feed was archived on July 28, 2023 12:56 (9M ago). Last successful fetch was on January 12, 2023 09:31 (1+ y ago)

Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.

What now? You might be able to find a more up-to-date version using the search function. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.

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Content provided by Joe Howard. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Joe Howard or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

In today’s episode, Joe and Christie talk to Brian Krogsgard, the editor of Post Status, a news and information website for WordPress professionals. He also runs Ledger Status, a website with educational content and analysis about the cryptocurrency and blockchain space.

Joe, Christie, and Brian discuss the possibility of Automattic IPO happening in 2021, the complexity of selling and buying market shares, the impact of WordPress IPO, and a quick but deep dive into BigCommerce going above it’s IPO price.

Listen in to learn more about Initial Public Offering and business liquidity!

Episode Resources

What to Listen For:

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:09 Let's meet Brian Krogsgard of Post Status
  • 05:42 Automattic IPO in the future
  • 07:27 How Christie started in the WordPress community
  • 09:16 What is an IPO?
  • 12:34 When Automattic goes public
  • 13:57 BigCommerce valuation is in billions
  • 16:27 The first day of BigCommerce IPO
  • 18:17 The complexity of buying and selling market shares
  • 23:19 What has changed in BigCommerce?
  • 25:48 What is business liquidity
  • 27:43 Is 2021 the year for Automattic IPO?
  • 29:47 $300M raised by Automattic from SalesForce Ventures
  • 31:21 The biggest impact of WordPress IPO
  • 33:44 Automattic has reached the maturing stage
  • 35:10 The effects maturing companies have in the industry
  • 38:43 More consolidation in the WordPress space is significant
  • 41:06 Some alternative solutions will eventually come up to challenge the core process
  • 42:40 WooCommerce will be a dominant product for Automattic
  continue reading

133 episodes

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