WP-Tonic: A WordPress Podcast For Web Professionals   /     #898 WP-Tonic This Month in WordPress & Tech Round Table Show With Special Guests Kim Coleman, Matt Medeiros & Jeff Chandler

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We have a spicy round-table show here. We discussed my recent interview with Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress & CEO of Automattic, with a special panel of Kim Coleman, Matt Medeiros, Jeff Chandler, and Kurt von Ahnen.Kim Coleman From Paid Membership Pro - https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/ Matt Medeiros From Gravity Forms https://craftedbymatt.com/ Jeff Chandler From Stellar WP https://stellarwp.com/   In this month's round-table show, we discuss the Bay Lights Darken affair, Adobe abandoning its purchase of Figma, and Matt Mullenweg's semi-spicy interview on this show. #1 - We Interview Matt Mullenweg, Co-founder of WordPress & CEO of Automattic https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e92_Wo-bIng&t=2664s   #2 - Adobe abandons $20 billion acquisition of Figma https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24005996/adobe-figma-acquisition-abandoned-termination-fee   #3 - #5 - Carl Hancock X (formerly known as Twitter) The WordPress plugin repo should have a tag for SaaS. Plugins that aren't self-contained but are actually reliant on a SaaS backend. There are a variety of WordPress plugins that have entered the market in recent years, but that isn't clear to end users because of such seamless onboarding. https://twitter.com/carlhancock/status/1747773943505719798 #4 - Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not https://www.theverge.com/24054862/apple-vision-pro-review-vr-ar-headset-features-price   #5 - Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-ai-company-secures-500-mln-toward-1-bln-funding-goal-bloomberg-news-2024-01-20/

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We have a spicy round-table show here. We discussed my recent interview with Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress & CEO of Automattic, with a special panel of Kim Coleman, Matt Medeiros, Jeff Chandler, and Kurt von Ahnen.Kim Coleman From Paid Mem
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01:04:29
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2024-02-07 02:37
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  Jonathan Denwood & Kurt von Ahnen
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We have a spicy round-table show here. We discussed my recent interview with Matt Mullenweg, co-founder of WordPress & CEO of Automattic, with a special panel of Kim Coleman, Matt Medeiros, Jeff Chandler, and Kurt von Ahnen.
Kim Coleman From Paid Membership Pro - https://www.paidmembershipspro.com/


Matt Medeiros From Gravity Forms https://craftedbymatt.com/


Jeff Chandler From Stellar WP https://stellarwp.com/

 


In this month's round-table show, we discuss the Bay Lights Darken affair, Adobe abandoning its purchase of Figma, and Matt Mullenweg's semi-spicy interview on this show.


#1 - We Interview Matt Mullenweg, Co-founder of WordPress & CEO of Automattic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e92_Wo-bIng&t=2664s

 

#2 - Adobe abandons $20 billion acquisition of Figma

https://www.theverge.com/2023/12/18/24005996/adobe-figma-acquisition-abandoned-termination-fee

 

#3 - #5 - Carl Hancock X (formerly known as Twitter)

The WordPress plugin repo should have a tag for SaaS. Plugins that aren't self-contained but are actually reliant on a SaaS backend. There are a variety of WordPress plugins that have entered the market in recent years, but that isn't clear to end users because of such seamless onboarding.

https://twitter.com/carlhancock/status/1747773943505719798


#4 - Apple Vision Pro review: magic, until it’s not

https://www.theverge.com/24054862/apple-vision-pro-review-vr-ar-headset-features-price

 

#5 - Musk denies report his AI company secures $500 million toward $1 billion funding goal

https://www.reuters.com/technology/musks-ai-company-secures-500-mln-toward-1-bln-funding-goal-bloomberg-news-2024-01-20/