Matt: SF WordPress Party

We’ve secured an amazing secret venue for State of the Word on Tuesday, but it has limited capacity in terms of people and has a lot of security hurdles to jump through to get in. So to open things up to the community more, we’re going to activate my hacker/maker art warehouse, TinkerTendo, in the […]

Matt: Thanksgiving

I want to wish everyone a happy Thanksgiving! To me, the holiday is a reminder to be grateful. A gratitude practice is one of the most surefire ways to improve your happiness, as this study covered by Harvard Health explains. I was part of a leadership coaching cohort with other founders and CEOs, and one […]

WPBeginner Spotlight 18: WPChat, Black Friday Highlights & What’s New in WordPress

November has been a busy month across the WordPress ecosystem, with major product launches, platform updates, and new tools for site owners and developers. This edition covers everything from live chat assistants and automation integrations to major acquisitions and WordPress community milestones. Whether you’re running an online store, building digital communities, or managing client sites, […]

Matt: Austin Meshtastic

We’re celebrating Thanksgiving this year with my sister Charleen in Austin, and it’s no surprise there’s a great Meshtastic community here!

14 Ways I Get More Donations for My Nonprofit (I’ll Show You How)

A while ago, I built a nonprofit website that looked great and quickly started getting good traffic. But even with lots of visitors, donations weren’t coming in like I hoped. After some research, I realized the problem: I had designed the site thinking like a developer, not a donor. Once I understood this, I knew […]

Matt: Jeff Dean AI Club talk

There’s a new video with Jeff Dean talking at the Stanford AI Club, only 2k views so far, he’s half of the pair I blogged the other day.