Founders and CEOs on Reddit

Mike Cannon-Brookes

Co-founder of Atlassian

Company Atlassian ↗

u/mikecannonbrookes ↗Personal account
How we know it's theirs

His 2015 r/IAmA AMA, posted from this account

We retrieved 1 post and 15 comments from u/mikecannonbrookes, dated 2015 to 2020, most often in r/SelfDrivingCars and r/IAmA.

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A redditor wrote in r/IAmA

On “IamA Mike Cannon-Brookes, co-founder of Atlassian AMA”

What are the most important truths that Australia's starteratti are too afraid to express in public?

u/mikecannonbrookes replied

Most important truths they're afraid to express? Good question. 1. Often (but not always - often) people complaining they "can't raise money because of a lack of capital" are really saying they "can't raise money because their idea or team…

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Most important truths they're afraid to express? Good question.

  1. Often (but not always - often) people complaining they "can't raise money because of a lack of capital" are really saying they "can't raise money because their idea or team are crap".

  2. That we may never be able to build a viable industry here because we just don't have enough experienced talent to help them grow (which is why small firms leave in increasingly worrying numbers).

  3. Exactly that - that the best choice for most startups is to go to the US (not sure I believe it 100%, but few express it publicly).