Jesse Friedman talks with Jeffrey Golenski from Automattic for Agencies about product management, innovation, and the future of WordPress hosting. They discuss unplugging from technology, customer feedback versus competitor watching, light-switch features, and how AI tools are empowering designers to expand into full-service agency work without devaluing their expertise. 

Guest

• Jeffrey Golenski on LinkedIn
• Jeffrey Golenski on bluesky

Companies & Products Mentioned

• Automattic for Agencies (A4A)
• WP Cloud
• Pressable
• Jetpack

Tools & Technologies Mentioned

• WordPress Block Editor
• Framer
• Figma
• Cursor AI
• Remarkable Tablet

Design & Web History References

• CSS Zen Garden
• A List Apart - Responsive Web Design by Ethan Marcotte
• "The Web We Lost" by Luke Dorny

WordPress Resources

• WordPress.org
• Five for the Future

Other Resources

• CloudFest

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