Nick Gernert
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Like it's words like digital transformation and all these things were architected in a way to create massive budgets to extract a bunch from an organization that was looking for a solution to a problem that they really didn't understand. Right. in the first place.
And so I definitely lament, I think like as, you know, going back and being the product of someone who came up in the earliest days of the web, there's actually like a beautiful simplicity behind how the web actually works. That when you fast forward to today and look at all the layers that now have been created in the stack,
And so I definitely lament, I think like as, you know, going back and being the product of someone who came up in the earliest days of the web, there's actually like a beautiful simplicity behind how the web actually works. That when you fast forward to today and look at all the layers that now have been created in the stack,
And so I definitely lament, I think like as, you know, going back and being the product of someone who came up in the earliest days of the web, there's actually like a beautiful simplicity behind how the web actually works. That when you fast forward to today and look at all the layers that now have been created in the stack,
I just like completely sympathize and empathize with marketers and others that have to think about how do I, what is the MarTech stack? What is the web stack that I bring together? My developers are telling me we need to do this thing and use these technologies. My executives are telling me these analysts are recommending this highly complex and an enterprise level solution.
I just like completely sympathize and empathize with marketers and others that have to think about how do I, what is the MarTech stack? What is the web stack that I bring together? My developers are telling me we need to do this thing and use these technologies. My executives are telling me these analysts are recommending this highly complex and an enterprise level solution.
I just like completely sympathize and empathize with marketers and others that have to think about how do I, what is the MarTech stack? What is the web stack that I bring together? My developers are telling me we need to do this thing and use these technologies. My executives are telling me these analysts are recommending this highly complex and an enterprise level solution.
And usually when we say enterprise level, it's like they're overly complex, heavy handed, massive suites of things that you don't end up using. And that's the status quo. And from my perspective, it's like that beautiful simplicity. You're like preaching to the choir here on from a WordPress perspective. perspective is like, how can we, that's how we show up differently.
And usually when we say enterprise level, it's like they're overly complex, heavy handed, massive suites of things that you don't end up using. And that's the status quo. And from my perspective, it's like that beautiful simplicity. You're like preaching to the choir here on from a WordPress perspective. perspective is like, how can we, that's how we show up differently.
And usually when we say enterprise level, it's like they're overly complex, heavy handed, massive suites of things that you don't end up using. And that's the status quo. And from my perspective, it's like that beautiful simplicity. You're like preaching to the choir here on from a WordPress perspective. perspective is like, how can we, that's how we show up differently.
It's just, we'll come into an organization of a couple hundred thousand people and they'll say our existing technology, six people know how to update our digital properties at a 200,000. We've got six people internally that can touch this thing. And our goal is then like, how do we open that up? Like, how do we turn six into hundreds or thousands?
It's just, we'll come into an organization of a couple hundred thousand people and they'll say our existing technology, six people know how to update our digital properties at a 200,000. We've got six people internally that can touch this thing. And our goal is then like, how do we open that up? Like, how do we turn six into hundreds or thousands?
It's just, we'll come into an organization of a couple hundred thousand people and they'll say our existing technology, six people know how to update our digital properties at a 200,000. We've got six people internally that can touch this thing. And our goal is then like, how do we open that up? Like, how do we turn six into hundreds or thousands?
Because like the reality for marketers and organizations is if you've if you're trying to connect with your customers and you're trying to catch attention. You have to be doing this in a way where you're able to move quickly and you're able to engage authentically and directly. And usually the best way to do that is not through like six gatekeepers in the organization.
Because like the reality for marketers and organizations is if you've if you're trying to connect with your customers and you're trying to catch attention. You have to be doing this in a way where you're able to move quickly and you're able to engage authentically and directly. And usually the best way to do that is not through like six gatekeepers in the organization.
Because like the reality for marketers and organizations is if you've if you're trying to connect with your customers and you're trying to catch attention. You have to be doing this in a way where you're able to move quickly and you're able to engage authentically and directly. And usually the best way to do that is not through like six gatekeepers in the organization.
And so that's what we think actually, like WordPress and WordPress, you feel like brings a superpower into these big companies because it's like, get the rest of the stuff out of the way. You don't need the complexity.
And so that's what we think actually, like WordPress and WordPress, you feel like brings a superpower into these big companies because it's like, get the rest of the stuff out of the way. You don't need the complexity.
And so that's what we think actually, like WordPress and WordPress, you feel like brings a superpower into these big companies because it's like, get the rest of the stuff out of the way. You don't need the complexity.
for complexity's sake um and so that gives me plenty of stuff to work on for the next i don't know decades because i feel like it's ingrained in these large companies that we need complex platforms and actually like the simplest solutions are the best solutions so yeah and in today's world like and it's it's like i just need to throw a landing page up you know