Mullenweg: Incentives and Markets Always Trump Individual Corporate Action
Matt Mullenweg · #100 Matt Mullenweg: Collaboration Is Key · Jan 5, 2021 · at 4:15
Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress and CEO of Automattic, discusses the underlying dynamics that allow open-source ecosystems to outcompete well-funded incumbents.
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“You know, I believe in, sort of, incentives and environments and markets always trump, you know, anything one individual or company can do.”
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