Major Life Announcement
Major Life Announcement September 11, 2026PersonalMatt I know everyone has been waiting to hear what’s been going on behind the scenes, so I’m just going to lay it out: I’ve made an offer to buy Ryan Phelan and Stewart Brand’s houseboat Mirene. People say “the two happiest days of a boaters life is when you buy the boat and sell the boat” but I’m not always the best at following advice, so I’m going all-in on this cute little tuggy. Anybody who’s founded a company and had to find good stewards knows that no one will love a thing quite like the original owner, but sometimes you can find the perfect person to carry the torch.
- ▪Major Life Announcement September 11, 2026PersonalMatt I know everyone has been waiting to hear what’s been going on behind the scenes, so I’m just going to lay it out: I’ve made an offer to buy Ryan Phelan and Stewart Brand’s houseboat Mir
- ▪People say “the two happiest days of a boaters life is when you buy the boat and sell the boat” but I’m not always the best at following advice, so I’m going all-in on this cute little tuggy.
- ▪Anybody who’s founded a company and had to find good stewards knows that no one will love a thing quite like the original owner, but sometimes you can find the perfect person to carry the torch.
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| Original publisher | Matt Mullenweg |
| Canonical URL | https://ma.tt/2026/09/mirene/ |
| Publication time | Fri, 11 Sep 2026 17:23:47 +0000 |
| Retrieval time | 2026-09-11T18:53:48.321Z |
| Last seen | 2026-09-11T18:54:06.494Z |
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| Commercial reuse | May the content be reused commercially? | Not permitted |
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Major Life Announcement September 11, 2026PersonalMatt I know everyone has been waiting to hear what’s been going on behind the scenes, so I’m just going to lay it out: I’ve made an offer to buy Ryan Phelan and Stewart Brand’s houseboat Mirene. People say “the two happiest days of a boaters life is when you buy the boat and sell the boat” but I’m not always the best at following advice, so I’m going all-in on this cute little tuggy. Anybody who’s founded a company and had to find good stewards knows that no one will love a thing quite like the original owner, but sometimes you can find the perfect person to carry the torch. I was happy to take on and upgrade John Mayer’s EarthRoamer for about five years. Then I passed it on to Dustin Yellin, trading for some of his art.
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