Post Status Excerpt (No. 26) — WordPress Acquisition Overload Syndrome (W.A.O.S)
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English - September 24, 2021 00:02 - 27 minutes - 25.4 MB - ★★★★★ - 34 ratingsTechnology wordpress web development web design post status agencies wordpress business wordpress professionals developers wordpress news freelancers Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
"Remember to put people before software and community before code."
In this episode of Post Status Excerpt, David and Cory recover from an overwhelming week of acquisition news in the WordPress space. Four well-known WordPress companies announced acquisitions almost back-to-back. Next, Cory notes Michelle Frechette's article on Post Status about the challenging and difficult choices some employees of newly acquired companies may have to make.
Also covered in this episode: David shares what has (and hasn't) changed in the WordPress space in terms of business and opportunities. Then he considers the possible ways developers can look at acquisitions as a whole.
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