About this episode

This episode explores the rise and fall of the partnership between Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar, as detailed in a new book by two journalists.

Two journalists from The Australian spent years digging into the real story behind tech giant Atlassian, and turned it into a book. It traces how two UNSW graduates built a global software company from a Glebe share house into a NASDAQ listed giant worth more than $100 billion at its peak. Along the way, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar became best men at each other's weddings and eventually bought mansions next door to each other in Point Piper. But the book also uncovers how internal tensions, diverging lifestyles and a neighbourhood renovation dispute ultimately drove a wedge between them, turning one of Australia's greatest business partnerships into one of its most quietly broken. Purchase the book here: https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9781460769492 For more content like this: Subscribe to the Mentored newsletter here: https://the-mentored-platform-pty-ltd.myklpages.com/l/WWJGc5   Join my exclusive Mentored+ community: https://mentored.com.au/become-a-member/   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Host: Mark Bouris

Topics covered

• Atlassian
• business partnership
• tech industry
• journalism
• entrepreneurship
• internal conflict

Keywords

• Atlassian
• Mike Cannon-Brookes
• Scott Farquhar
• business partnership
• tech bros
• journalism
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Atlassian, The Australian

Books & works: book

Places: Glebe, Point Piper, Australia

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