The biggest challenge for open source is that as it enters the consumer market, as projects like WordPress and Firefox have done, you have to create a user experience that is on par or better than the proprietary alternatives.

I was raised Catholic, and I can get incredibly guilty about mistakes.

I don't have big ideas. I sometimes have small ideas, which seem to work out.

Technology is closing the gap between what one can imagine and what one can do and as a result the equality of opportunity is unmatched in human history.

If you're not embarrassed when you ship your first version, you waited too long.

Historically, WordPress has been purely focused on the writing side. However, were thinking about mobile completely differently, and I think theres a big opportunity to take the community of creators that loves WordPress and deliver an audience to the amazing things theyre making.

It's good to work for someone else. Because then you appreciate it more when you are an entrepreneur.