Matt Mullenweg

Matt Mullenweg's Book Recommendations

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Matt Mullenweg is an American entrepreneur and web developer. He is best known as the co-founder of WordPress, a free and open-source content management system. As an avid reader with diverse interests, his recommendations range from classic literature to works on innovation and personal growth.

32 books recommended

πŸ“š Books Recommended by Matt Mullenweg 32

The Year Without Pants

The Year Without Pants

by Scott Berkun

"This is the book about the early days of @automattic, in case it's helpful for anyone working distributed or remote."

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"Tells the story about how we work."

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The Hard Thing About Hard Things

The Hard Thing About Hard Things

by Ben Horowitz

"Entertaining more than anything. I read The Hard Thing About Hard Things, I was like: I would never work for this guy. But entertaining and some good lessons."

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A Field Guide to Getting Lost

A Field Guide to Getting Lost

by Rebecca Solnit

"Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."

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Bird by Bird

Bird by Bird

by Anne Lamott

"I love reading about writers and the process of writing."

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On Writing Well

On Writing Well

by William Zinsser

"I love reading about writers and the process of writing."

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The Art of the Start 2.0

The Art of the Start 2.0

by Guy Kawasaki

"Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."

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Amusing Ourselves to Death

Amusing Ourselves to Death

by Neil Postman

"We’re kind of, like the title of the book, amusing ourselves to death. We’re so caught up in distractions and pleasure and entertainment that we might be missing out on the bigger things."

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Daring Greatly

Daring Greatly

by BrenΓ© Brown

"[Be] willing to show your own weaknesses and emotions and be vulnerable. I think Daring Greatly talks about this really well."

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Words That Work

Words That Work

by Frank Luntz

"[The author's] the linguistic head of the Republican Party."

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The Magus

The Magus

by John Fowles

"Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

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On Writing

On Writing

by Stephen King

"I got from this [book from 'The Tim Ferriss Show' podcast, actually.]"

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Brave New World

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley

"Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

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Scale

Scale

by Geoffrey West

"@dhh I think you would really enjoy this book:"

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1984

1984

by George Orwell

"Matt Mullenweg mentioned this book on "The Tim Ferriss Show" podcast."

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Four Thousand Weeks

Four Thousand Weeks

by Oliver Burkeman

"@SamTalksTech @momentumdash @mikelittlezed1 @WordPress I've read that book too! Really enjoyed it."

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History of the Peloponnesian War

History of the Peloponnesian War

by Thucydides

"Matt Mullenweg recommended this book in the "Tools of Titans" book."

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