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How does Atlassian encourage software renewals?

Atlassian has a reputation for doing business somewhat differently than traditional Enterprise Software companies. Examples are:Providing free 30-day evaluations (with Support!)Showing all of our pricing on our websiteHaving all of our documentation accessible online (to anybody!)Giving Source Code to our customers (no need for escrow agreements!)Having no salespeopleNot requiring customers to purchase software renewalsIn this blog post, I'll discuss those last two topics in a bit more detail.No

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How to get a job at Atlassian – An insider’s perspective

Three and a half years ago I wrote a blog post titled How to get a job at Atlassian that described the process I went through to get hired.I now find myself on the "other side of the table", looking through resumés from applicants and trying to find the A-players who will best fit the role and the company.So, here's my updated guide for "how to get a job at Atlassian" that will help great people get a job with us and will hopefully scare away applicants who are merely tyre kickers.Hint: Invest your

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FedEx Day in the wild

  • By Jon Silvers, Director of Audience & Community Marketing
  • About News
  • On November 12, 2010
Dan Pink's book, Drive, is about motivation. The book includes a profile about Atlassian and our FedEx Days and 20% time. Since the book was released, it seems that dozens of companies have been motivated to start FedEx Days of their own, which we think is awesome. If you haven't heard of Dan Pink or FedEx Days or you're looking to see how others have done it, read on. What is FedEx Day? Atlassian's "FedEx Day" is time set aside for developers to work on whatever they want with a skew towards our

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What marriage has to do with releasing software

Someone recently emailed me this joke: "A little girl and a little boy were at daycare: The girl approached the boy and said, "Hey Johnny, wanna play house?" He said, "Sure! What do you want me to do?" The girl replied, "I want you to communicate." He said to her, "That word is too big. I have no idea what it means." The little girl smirked and said, "Perfect. You can be the husband!"" Okay, while we may find that amusing, we all know two-way communication is a helpful to have in a marriage,

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How does Atlassian count customers?

At a recent Business of Software conference, our CEO Scott Farquhar told "The Atlassian Story" (slides). After the presentation, he was constantly approached by people asking for more information about the unique way Atlassian does business. In line with Atlassian's "Open Company, No Bullshit" value, we'll be sharing some of this information in these blog posts.Let's start with a very interesting question... How does Atlassian count customers?As a member of Atlassian's 'Internal Systems' team, this

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Hello Europe, we’re hiring

We're hiring locals all across Europe! If you live in Europe, we're hiring in a city near you. We're on the hunt to hire in-country Atlassian Ambassadors throughout Europe. We're looking for people who have a combination of engineering-savvy, marketing know-how, and a little pizzaz to represent Atlassian in their countries. Read the Ambassador job description to see if this role fits you or someone you know. Our recruitment drive for Ambassadors leverages our (inventive) Atlassian "32" campaign

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