An Interview with Atlassian CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes About Atlassian and AI
Stratechery By Ben Thompson·2025-12-04 11:00

Good morning,This week’s Stratechery Interview is with Atlassian founder and CEO Mike Cannon-Brookes. Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar — whom I interviewed in 2017 — founded Atlassian in 2002; their first product was Jira, a project and issue-tracking tool, followed by Confluence, a team collaboration platform. Atlassian, thanks in part to their location in Australia, pioneered several critical innovations, including downloadable software and a self-serve business model; over the ensuing two decades Atlass ...