‘We need to spend less time focused on shutting down coal’
Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says economics will end the coal-fired era, not talking, as he urges more investment in renewable technologies.
Atlassian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes says economics will end the coal-fired era, not talking, as he urges more investment in renewable technologies.
The futurist at one of Australia’s most successful technology company believes that one of the reasons we still need offices and get together in person is to get things off our chest.
Employment Hero is set to be the biggest local tech export since Canva and Atlassian after raising $263m, to be now valued at almost $2bn.
The software giant has made its most expensive acquisition to date, buying a video messaging platform Loom for $1.5bn as it bets that remote working is here to stay.
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The nation’s largest accelerator, which is backed by Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes and the Forrest family, has hired Emma Grife from New York to lead its program.
The rise of generative AI is the tech sector’s ‘iPhone moment’, according to Atlassian boss Scott Farquhar, who predicts an industry-wide upheaval that some won’t survive.
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AI opportunities could head off Australia’s risk of a recession, says the peak tech body representing Atlassian and Telstra.
Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes did not mince his words when asked about Australia’s largest energy company.
Tech entrepreneur Richard White has broken into the top 10 of the Richest 250 for the first time, but his software firm also now accounts for three other billionaires.
The software giant’s shares are at their highest point in nearly 12 months, adding billions to the net worth of co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.
Bourse rises slightly, but sees its first weekly loss in a month. China scraps barley tariffs. Suncorp down after ACCC blow to ANZ’s $4.9bn bank bid. Mesoblast tanks 55pc.
Mike and Annie Cannon-Brookes are among Australia’s most active property investors, with a portfolio including numerous trophy homes and even an island.
The separation of Mike Cannon-Brookes and his wife Annie, after 13 years’ marriage, marks the second high-profile billionaire breakup in less than a fortnight.
Atlassian billionaire Scott Farquhar has criticised big employers demanding staff return to the office and says half of his firm’s new employees work remotely in regional areas.
Industry heavyweights including Scott Farquhar and Robyn Denholm are descending on Queensland for a national summit, and the state’s chief entrepreneur has some homework for them.
Grok Ventures, the private company of Atlassian co-founder Mike Cannon-Brookes, has offloaded its 12.5 per cent stake in Tyro Payments.
Companies which mandate workers in the office are ‘tethering’ employees to inefficient processes, says an Atlassian executive.
He was the $640m CEO of a US tech unicorn who’s launching new products for Atlassian and Canva – but losing millions has taught him new lessons.
The Atlassian boss’ Grok Ventures on Friday was confirmed as the winning bid after rival and one-time partner in the project Andrew Forrest withdrew from the process.
Fresh from sacking 500 workers, the company led by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar says economic headwinds will create new revenue pain.
The tech billionaire has partnered with start-up accelerator Startmate to recruit 300 new people into climate tech start-ups over the next 18 months.
The nation’s tech sector is full of rock-star CEOs but in the case of Skip Capital, its co-founder experienced the bright lights of rock stardom.
Australia’s seventh-wealthiest person says he may not have started Atlassian if it wasn’t for the dotcom crash 20 years ago.
The tech giant says it remains committed to building its 39-storey Sydney headquarters, but its remote work policy will have implications for its other offices.
The software giant led by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar has launched a new virtual teammate as interest in ChatGPT and AI technologies explodes.
The outspoken tech billionaire says running the company he co-founded 20 years ago is the best use of his time, despite the high-profile side hustle spats with Andrew Forrest and AGL.
From EV charging to health care, these nine start ups have been identified as the most likely ones to join a growing list of unicorn firms in Victoria.
As tech firms like Atlassian, Amazon and Mr Yum shed staff, this start-up says its platform can help affected employees quickly find new employment.
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