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Overview

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The ‘Overview’ section is out of date, with missing context surrounding Scott Farquhar's and Mike Cannon-Brookes' milestone as Australia's first technology billionaires. Suggest adding, with below source, after the first paragraph.

Context around Farquhar’s contribution to the development of Australia’s technology industry since becoming a prominent figure was also missing, suggest inclusion as per below sources.

Suggest updating reference to Farquhar's role in the Tech Council of Australia to 'Career' section.

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Farquhar and Cannon-Brookes were Australia’s first technology billionaires.[1]
 Done Rusalkii (talk) 23:44, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Farquhar has been a vocal supporter of developing Australia’s technology industry, mentoring a number of startups and encouraging entrepreneurship.[2]
 Not done, undue weight for something fuzzy/promotional, especially for the lead, based on essentially a sentence or two in a profile from 2014. Rusalkii (talk) 23:44, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Member of Technology Council of Australia.[3]
  • Reason for the change: Update and move reference to 'Career' section.
 Done Rusalkii (talk) 23:44, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ceswyd (talk) 12:26, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @Alaexis Thanks again for reviewing the edit requests on the Mike Cannon-Brookes page. As flagged in April, a number of edit requests were also put forward for review on Scott Farquhar talk page. Are you able to assist in reviewing these requests and/or encouraging their review? They have been live for 3 months and are in the format requested. Can you please advise? Ceswyd (talk) 11:15, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I don't think I'll have time in the foreseeable future, sorry. Alaexis¿question? 11:49, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Completely understand User:Alaexis - are you able to help me post it to the projects page you recommended then? I haven’t been able to figure out the best way to do this? Ceswyd (talk) 12:05, 23 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Early Life

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In the ‘Early Life’ section, Farquhar’s schooling is not listed in chronological order and doesn’t mention the context that he graduated dux of his primary school, which offers additional colour to his eventual career trajectory.

Suggest inclusion of further context around Farquhar’s initial interest in computers and technology, which was missing.

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Farquhar was born in December 1979.[4] He attended James Ruse Agricultural High School and Castle Hill Primary School[5][6] and graduated from the University of New South Wales, with a Bachelor of Science (BIT).[7][8]
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Farquhar was born in December 1979.[4] He graduated dux from Castle Hill Primary School, followed by James Ruse Agricultural High School.[5][6] Farquhar graduated from the University of New South Wales, with a Bachelor of Science (BIT).[7][8] Farquhar developed an early interest in computers and his dad purchased an old computer for him to play games on, however it couldn’t run Microsoft DOS, so Farquhar spent a year trying to get it to work.[new reference]

Ceswyd (talk) 06:16, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 19:34, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @P,TO 19104! When you have time, would love you to review and consider the other edit requests on this talk page. Ceswyd (talk) 03:59, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Career

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In the ‘Career’ section, the information on the Atlassian business is out of date. Propose additional information is added to provide an accurate update on the Atlassian business size as of 2024.

This section is also missing further detail on Farquhar’s career and board/industry positions:

  • Suggest reference to Farquhar’s position as a Founding Member of Technology Council of Australia is updated and moved to this section instead of ‘Overview’.
  • Suggest inclusion that Farquhar is a member of the Young Presidents Organisation, as noted on his official LinkedIn page.

Suggest some existing content is put under a 'Other Activities' Section headline, as they are not strictly career-related and for ease of readability.

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Atlassian has grown to 12 offices and 300,000 customers.[4][5]
 Not done as with Cannon-Brookes, this about the company and not him. Rusalkii (talk) 23:45, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Boards and Memberships

Farquhar is a Founding Member of Technology Council of Australia.[1]

From 2016 to 2018, Farquhar was a Director at Innovation and Science Australia.[2]

Farquhar has been a member of Young Presidents Organization since August 2010.[3]

 Not done, not convinced such a section or these additions are due weight given the sourcing. Rusalkii (talk) 00:00, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Farquhar has mentored through the Australian Businesswomen's Network and gives guest lectures on entrepreneurship to MBA students and undergraduates.[1]

Farquhar is a significant investor in tech startups through a privately held investment fund, Skip Capital.[24][25] As of 2021, the fund had a stake in four Australian tech unicorns, including Canva and Airwallex; along with overseas firms, such as Talkdesk, a provider of cloud-based contact centre software based in San Francisco.[25][26]

  • Reason for the change: Suggest text is removed, updated and placed in a new section underneath called 'Other activities' for easy reference.
 Done Rusalkii (talk) 23:46, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Ceswyd (talk) 13:22, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New Section: Other activities

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Suggest new section called 'Other activities' to group activities that don't strictly belong in 'career'. Include updated information in this section, as well.

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Farquhar is a significant investor in tech startups through a privately held investment fund, Skip Capital. The fund has a stake in several Australian tech unicorns, including Canva, CultureAmp, SafetyCulture and Airwallex; along with overseas firms including Gong, Figma and 1Password. Venture Capital — Skip Capital

Farquhar has mentored through the Australian Businesswomen's Network, gives guest lectures on entrepreneurship to MBA students and undergraduates at his alma mater, the University of NSW.

Reason for the change: Relocating and updating existing content within article to a new section, for easy reference. Adding up to date information on Farquhar's investment fund and insight into Scott’s involvement in the tech industry. Additional information on Farquhar's work as a mentor.

References supporting change: https://www.skipcapital.com/venture, https://www.vogue.com.au/gamechangers/technology-and-business/mike-cannonbrookes-and-scott-farquhar-cofounders-and-coceos-of-atlassian/news-story/e0d173f019dbfbb067ba292c08e5df64, https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-atlassians-scott-farquhar-and-mike-cannonbrookes-became-software-titans-20140725-zwo3x.html

Ceswyd (talk) 13:47, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Done with minor phrasing changes. Rusalkii (talk) 23:52, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

New Section: Philanthropy

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Suggest new section to be added detailing Farquhar's philanthropic activities.

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== Philanthropy ==

Pledge 1%

In 2014 Farquhar co-founded Pledge 1%, a movement that encourages companies to dedicate 1% of equity, 1% of employee time, 1% of product and 1% of profit to charity[6].

In 2017, Pledge 1% was #1 Nonprofit in Fast Company’s World’s Most Innovative Companies.[7]

Skip Foundation

In 2022 Farquhar and his wife Kim established Skip Foundation[4], committed to solving root-cause problems in their lifetime. The key areas of focus for the Foundation are Equality of Opportunity, Pledge 1%, Health and Environment.

Reason for change: Information missing on Farquhar's non-profit business as part of his philanthropic efforts.

References supporting change: https://theaustralian.com.au/business/the-deal-magazine/why-atlassians-scott-farquhar-wants-corporates-to-shape-up/news-story/a61618673da82487fd732f78c1217694, https://www.fastcompany.com/most-innovative-companies/2017/sectors/not-for-profit, https://www.skipfoundation.org/

Ceswyd (talk) 13:47, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

 Partly done I'd like to see an independent source for the Skip Foundation to confirm due weight. Likewise for the award - as a rule of thumb, I add awards that have their own wikipedia page or significant independent coverage, to confirm notability. Given that this leaves one sentence, I've added it under other activities. Rusalkii (talk) 23:58, 18 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Ceswyd All the edit requests on this page should be done, thank you for your patience. There's a lot going on here, feel free to ping me if I missed anything or you have any followups. Rusalkii (talk) 00:02, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Personal life

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In the "Personal life" section, suggest a small grammatical change.

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    He is married to Kim Jackson and they have three sons
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    Farquhar is married to Kim Jackson and they have three sons
  • Reason for the change: Improved grammar

Ceswyd (talk) 13:52, 24 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Bowles, Nellie (13 February 2019). "The Strange Experience of Being Australia's First Tech Billionaires". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019.
  2. ^ Fitzsimmons, Caitlin (24 October 2023). "How Atlassian's Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes became software titans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ Fitzsimmons, Caitlin (24 October 2023). "How Atlassian's Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes became software titans". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 6 November 2018.
  4. ^ Conn, Lisa (24 October 2023). "The Future Of Work Is Flexible. Just Ask Atlassian". Forbes. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Atlassian second-quarter revenue, profit beat estimates". Reuters. 2 February 2024. Archived from the original on 23 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Why Atlassian's Scott Farquhar wants corporates to shape up". Reuters. 5 February 2021. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  7. ^ "Most Innovative Companies 2017". [Fast Company]. 28 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024.
 Done P,TO 19104 (talk) (contribs) 19:37, 25 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks @P,TO 19104! When you have time, would love you to review and consider the other edit requests on this talk page. Ceswyd (talk) 04:00, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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