Why Cannon-Brookes is under pressure over first solo Atlassian result

Shares in Atlassian have rallied 20 per cent in the last month, with investors betting the CEO is under-promising and over-delivering.

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Copy link Copied Copy link Copied Subscribe to gift this article Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. Already a subscriber? Login Not long after co-founder Scott Farquhar departed Atlassian at the end of August, solo chief executive Mike Cannon-Brookes was in Boston meeting investors to convince them that the Australian software giant can land more big customers to restart its flagging revenue growth. In particular, investors who met with Mr Cannon-Brookes , Atlassian’s head of investor relations Martin Lam and Canaccord Genuity analyst David Hynes wanted to know how many enterprise sales reps the firm was adding and who would lead them.

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