The Year Without Pants: WordPress.com and the Future of Work
- 4h 3m
- Scott Berkun
- John Wiley & Sons (US)
- 2013
50 million websites, or twenty percent of the entire web, use WordPress software. The force behind WordPress.com is a convention-defying company called Automattic, Inc., whose 120 employees work from anywhere in the world they wish, barely use email, and launch improvements to their products dozens of times a day. With a fraction of the resources of Google, Amazon, or Facebook, they have a similar impact on the future of the Internet. How is this possible? What's different about how they work, and what can other companies learn from their methods?
To find out, former Microsoft veteran Scott Berkun worked as a manager at WordPress.com, leading a team of young programmers developing new ideas. The Year Without Pants shares the secrets of WordPress.com's phenomenal success from the inside. Berkun's story reveals insights on creativity, productivity, and leadership from the kind of workplace that might be in everyone's future.
- Offers a fast-paced and entertaining insider's account of how an amazing, powerful organization achieves impressive results
- Includes vital lessons about work culture and managing creativity
- Written by author and popular blogger Scott Berkun (scottberkun.com)
The Year Without Pants shares what every organization can learn from the world-changing ideas for the future of work at the heart of Automattic's success.
About the Author
Scott Berkun (@berkun) is the best selling author of four books, Making Things Happen, The Myths of Innovation, Confessions of a Public Speaker and Mindfire Big Ideas for Curious Minds. His work has appeared in the The Washington Post, The New York Times, Wired Magazine, Fast Company, The Economist, Forbes Magazine, and other media. He has taught creative thinking at the University of Washington and has been a regular commentator on CNBC, MSNBC and National Public Radio. His many popular essays and entertaining lectures can be found for free on his blog at scottberkun.com.
In this Book
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The Year Without Pants—WORDPRESS.COM And The Future Of Work
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What You Need to Know
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The Hotel Electra
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The First Day
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Tickets For Caturday
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Culture Always Wins
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Your Meetings Will Be Typed
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The Bazaar At The Cathedral
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The Big Talk
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The Future Of Work, Part 1
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Working The Team
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How To Start A Fire
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Real Artists Ship
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Athens Lost And Found
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Double Down
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There Can Be Only One
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The Future Of Work, Part 2
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Innovation And Friction
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The Intense Debate
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Follow The Sun
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The Rise Of Jetpack
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Show Me The Money
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Portland And The Collective
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The Bureau Of Socialization
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Exit Through Hawaii
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The Future Of Work, Part 3
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Epilogue—Where Are They Now?
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Notes
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Annotated Bibliography
