Comments on: Matt Mullenweg sells a stake in Automattic http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/ ... at the intersection of media, technology, business and the web Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:29:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mathew http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1294 Mathew Thu, 13 Apr 2006 17:05:46 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1294 Thanks for the comment, James. An excellent point. Mathew Thanks for the comment, James. An excellent point.

Mathew

]]> By: James http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1293 James Thu, 13 Apr 2006 15:24:18 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1293 Although... If you're a middle class programmer, and folks keep telling you how great a job you've done with your development, and you could lay in some savings for giving up a small portion of the company you'd built (and you were 22!), taking a little cash sounds like a great idea. I don't think it's right to speculate on the ranking of each factor - cash, contacts, experience, connections - that a deal brings forth, but, though it's not cool to acknowledge, never underestimate the motivation of cash. Although…

If you’re a middle class programmer, and folks keep telling you how great a job you’ve done with your development, and you could lay in some savings for giving up a small portion of the company you’d built (and you were 22!), taking a little cash sounds like a great idea.

I don’t think it’s right to speculate on the ranking of each factor - cash, contacts, experience, connections - that a deal brings forth, but, though it’s not cool to acknowledge, never underestimate the motivation of cash.

]]> By: Seth Finkelstein http://www.mathewingram.com/work/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1284 Seth Finkelstein Thu, 13 Apr 2006 01:39:48 +0000 http://www.mathewingram.com/work/index.php/2006/04/12/matt-mullenweg-sells-a-stake-in-automattic/#comment-1284 OK, the VC's are for the business contacts and the connections. I can understand that. It's not just about cash. OK, the VC’s are for the business contacts and the connections. I can understand that. It’s not just about cash.

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