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Simon Wheatley

Product Management, WordPress, and some other odd things

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About Me

I’m a Product Manager and ex- WordPress developer. I used to run Code for the People, who were acquired by Automattic in 2014. I now work in the WordPress.com VIP team, we make it so that some pretty huge companies can use WordPress right in the middle of all things digital.

Want to follow me on Twitter? I’m @simonwheatley. More about me on the about me page.

Places to find me

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Manchester Product Coffee
  • ProductTank Manchester

Come and work with me!

The VIP team at Automattic is a great place to work. We’re looking for all kinds of colleagues to throw their hat into the ring with us… from VIP Developers, Platform Engineers, to Sales Executives and Relationship Managers; take a look at our careers page.

You’ve got a never-ending resource of inspiration just in front of you every day – you can see completely different approaches to building web applications on top of WordPress and you can see the way how they work in real life.
– my colleague, David Biňovec

Recent Posts

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  • In my ears
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  • On statistical, and mental, models…
  • On flexibility in achieving your vision…

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Tag: unfit

I notice a small improvement every time I run

I notice a small improvement every time I get out and run. Not very impressed with myself, though, for leaving three days of no running. #

Posted on March 22, 2008Categories Personal, Quick thoughtsTags fitness, lazy, running, unfitLeave a comment on I notice a small improvement every time I run

Progress

Quietly pleased with todays run: went without stopping until halfway around my circuit with something approaching a lack of indignity. #

Posted on March 18, 2008Categories Quick thoughtsTags fitness, indignity, running, unfitLeave a comment on Progress

Back from a run

Back from a run, didn’t push myself terribly hard but I did get out. Looking at the Nike+/iPod nano combo… mmmm gadgets, they’ll help. #

Posted on March 15, 2008Categories Personal, Quick thoughtsTags fitness, gadgets, ipod nano, nike, running, unfit1 Comment on Back from a run

Back from Run III

Back from Run III. Feeling better, more running, less stopping, but still wiped out at the end of twenty minutes. Feeling a bit wobbly now. #

Posted on March 14, 2008Categories Personal, Quick thoughtsTags fitness, running, twenty minutes, unfitLeave a comment on Back from Run III

Back from todays run

Back from todays run (or “Run II – It Still Hurts” as I’m calling it). The whole thing is a carefully constructed assault on my self-esteem. #

Posted on March 11, 2008Categories Personal, Quick thoughtsTags running, self esteem, unfitLeave a comment on Back from todays run

Just got back from my first run

Just got back from my first run in, I’ll say, 8 years; only 20 minutes and I’m poleaxed. So. Very. Terribly. Un. Fit. Not good. #

Posted on March 10, 2008Categories Personal, Quick thoughtsTags fitness, running, unfitLeave a comment on Just got back from my first run
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