Automattic expands core mission to messaging with upcoming Beeper relaunch
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Matt Mullenweg, CEO of Automattic, discusses expanding Automattic's strategic scope beyond publishing (WordPress) and commerce (WooCommerce) into messaging.
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“You know, I have these life missions to democratize publishing and commerce. We added a new one last year, which is messaging. So it's in beta mode right now, but relaunching in a few months is a product called Beeper, which takes all your Telegram, Instagram DM, Signal, everything, brings it all into one app.”
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