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Co-Founder and CEO of Atlassian. Co-founder of Pledge1%. Startup investor. When not working, I love spending time with my wife and 3 sons.
Jun 2, 2022 5 tweets 2 min read
News from @elonmusk & @tesla today feels like something out of the 1950s: "Everyone at Tesla is required to spend a minimum of 40 hours in the office per week". Very different approach to what we are taking at Atlassian and here's why. 🧵 (1/5) Atlassian employees choose everyday where and how they want to work - we call it Team Anywhere. This has been key for our continued growth. (2/5)
Apr 3, 2019 7 tweets 2 min read
On the heels of cuts to skilled migration, unworkable privacy laws and cuts to govt funded R&D (totalling $4B cut so far), I didn't think it could get worse for tech jobs in Australia. But it has. Without any consultation, the government aims to rush through legislation aimed at “abhorrent violent material”. Let me be clear, no-one wants this material on the internet. But the legislation is flawed and will unnecessarily cost jobs and damage our tech industry.