In case you missed this great interview with Matt Mullenweg founder of Automattic which includes WordPress and related services under it’s umbrella.

The projects which comes under Automattic

• WordPress.com
• Jetpack
• Simplenote
• VaultPress
• Akismet
• Polldaddy
• Gravatar
• VideoPress
• IntenseDebate
• Simperium
• Code Poet
• WordPress.com VIP

Also they contribute to a number of non-profit and Open Source projects

• WordPress.org
• WP for iOS
• WP for Android
• P2 Theme
• BuddyPress
• bbPress
• WP for BlackBerry
• WP for Windows Phone
• WordCamp SF

Matt describes how he started WordPress which covers almost 80% of websites currently and growing. Check out the entire interview via Unreasonable Media