Welcome to another episode of\u00a0The Tim Ferriss Show<\/em><\/a>, where it is my job to sit down with world-class performers of all different types\u2014from startup founders and investors to chess champions to Olympic athletes. This episode, however, is an experiment and part of a shorter series I\u2019m doing called \u201cBooks I\u2019ve Loved.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>I\u2019ve invited some amazing past guests, close friends, and new faces to share their favorite books\u2014the books that have influenced them, changed them, and transformed them for the better.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>I hope you pick up one or two new mentors\u2014in the form of books\u2014from this new series and apply the lessons in your own life.<\/p>\n
Matt Mullenweg<\/strong>\u00a0(@photomatt<\/a>) is the founding developer of WordPress, the open-source software used by over 35% of the web. Matt is also the CEO of Automattic<\/a>, which is now the force behind WordPress.com<\/a>,\u00a0Jetpack<\/a>, and many other\u00a0products<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Having built his own 1200-person company with no offices and with employees scattered across 68 countries, Matt examines the benefits and challenges of distributed work and recruiting talented people around the globe on Distributed<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, which you can find on\u00a0Apple Podcasts<\/a>,\u00a0Spotify<\/a>, or wherever you get your podcasts.<\/p>\n
Please enjoy!<\/p>\n
You can find\u00a0the transcript of this episode here<\/a>. Transcripts of\u00a0all episodes can be found here<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n
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