Scott Farquhar
@scottfarkas
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Co-Founder of Atlassian, Pledge1%, Tech Council of Australia, Skip Capital. Startup investor. Cyclist. Adventurer. Proud husband and father.
Sydney
Joined March 2008
We need to find out ways to build more housing. So many reasons, one main one being huge inequity:
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Western housing shortages drive inequality, climate change, low productivity growth, obesity, and even falling fertility rates.
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Legal holds ≠ safe harbor. Judge Virginia Kendall (N.D. Ill.) sanctioned a defendant after texts vanished for lack of tracking and compliance. Maybe loan servicers will get the hint that they are skirting the line between ethical conduct and abuse of process. @ILAttyGeneral
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Q: "How do you know if someone is doing an ironman". A: "Don't worry, they'll tell you!" In that vein, I did my first Ironman distance tri in Roth Germany yesterday in 11 hours. Thankful to everyone who has supported me over the past year, particularly my wife Kim
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Great article on my wife Kim Jackson and all the amazing things she has accomplished:
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A Google search will say she’s Atlassian billionaire Scott Farquhar’s wife. But this veteran dealmaker has plenty of main character energy.
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Congratulations @chrisrbritt and @ryanking for the Chime S-1 and the funding of the Chime Scholars program as part of their commitment to @PledgeOne. True leadership. https://t.co/Bpku9yT1dW
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I'm honoured to be the incoming chair of @techcouncil_aus. @robyndenholm, @kpounder & @Kassabgi have done great work over the past few years, and I'm excited to build on that. Technology needs to be represented in government as it is crucial to the future prosperity of Aus
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If anyone wants a primer on 1930s popularism, this doc written in 2017 is a great read:
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❤️ Donating 1% of profit, products and people’s time to philanthropic causes. 💡 Today we welcomed @scottfarkas of @Atlassian and Amy Lesnick of @PledgeOne to @NasdaqExchange to celebrate a decade of this initiative! 👏🏽 So excited for the next chapter, $TEAM and Pledge 1%!
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It’s the season of giving… 🎁 Get FREE access to ANY model from the Dedalus API. Available until January 12th, 2026.
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Congratulations @tobi. What a milestone!
A order on @SaltandSundry just tipped Shopify over the 1 trillion(!) in cumulative GMV. Monumental milestone for us. A beautiful small business run by Amanda McClemens in DC. Couldn't have been a better example of what makes Shopify special:
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Atlassian for Startups is here to take you from MVP to IPO. 🚀 Eligible startups can now get up to 50 seats for free for 12 months! ✨ Apply today: https://t.co/jcKKb35yTZ
#AtlassianforStartups
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I'm stepping down as co-CEO of Atlassian after an incredible 23 years. I'm so grateful to everyone along this journey.
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Sharing a note I sent to our Atlassian employees earlier today.
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Listen to the end to hear Jobs talk about the power of teams. So proud of our mission here at Atlassian: “unleash the potential of every team”
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70% of carts get abandoned. $4T in merchandise. Merchants waste ~20% of their marketing budgets chasing window shoppers or discounting sure bets. The problem: current systems can't reliably distinguish the signal from the noise. I propose "Intent Traces" for ACP and x402, so
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This was a fun one. Thanks to the @mastersofscale team for having me and the opportunity to share what @Atlassian has learned from our 1,000+ days of distributed work.
To prepare for the future of work, @scottfarkas says business leaders must take risks. Today, he talks with Rapid Response host Bob Safian about how the 10,000-person company @Atlassian is proving culture can thrive without a return-to-office. Listen now on @PlayMorePods.
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Welcome AI to the team - Atlassian Intelligence is now generally available. Discover the next era of teamwork: https://t.co/rSnaIh0iTW
#AtlassianIntelligence #AI
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13 years ago today Atlassian raised $20k for Movember and I raised my hair in a blue mohawk:
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WORD OF WISDOM: One of the greatest joys in life is not being in the best place or best position but rather knowing that you have someone that will LISTEN, UNDERSTAND and genuinely CARE! Right now, some people don’t need a tangible gift, they need A HUG; a shoulder to lean on,
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We’re opening up our framework for ethical AI development and use. The Responsible Technology Review Template is simple enough to be used by any team, but thorough enough to steer you away from common pitfalls as you experiment with AI. Download it here: https://t.co/ZCffjirVEU
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Building a better developer experience just got easier. Introducing Compass, Atlassian’s new developer experience platform! 🎉 Remove developer friction, improve software + team health, and reduce risk with Compass. Sign up for free: https://t.co/7gWAahQRnd
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Today marks a monumental milestone in the @loom story. We are joining forces with @Atlassian.
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"Men are men. Women are women. They can never change." HHS just drew the line: No more federal funds for puberty blockers, hormones, or surgeries on kids. This isn't medicine - it's malpractice. Truth wins. Biology wins. Our children win!
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