> Atlassian is a tech company, built by engineers, building products for tech professionals.
I am curious if anyone can provide any more insight on this simplification.
I've worked at companies like this. Originally a core of motivated creative individuals make a cool product. As the business grows rapidly, Pournelle's (Iron) Law (of Bureaucracy) takes over. For a variety of reasons, the very capable creators depart and are replaced by less motivated/aware individuals who are glad to have a job and easily compelled to do things to the product that probably should not be done.
My guess is that while Atlassian may have originally been one of those cool founder places, it has probably morphed into the more incompetent version that comes with scale all too often. But I don't know. Thus my question if anyone can speak to the true current tech capabilities of this company.
I am curious if anyone can provide any more insight on this simplification.
I've worked at companies like this. Originally a core of motivated creative individuals make a cool product. As the business grows rapidly, Pournelle's (Iron) Law (of Bureaucracy) takes over. For a variety of reasons, the very capable creators depart and are replaced by less motivated/aware individuals who are glad to have a job and easily compelled to do things to the product that probably should not be done.
My guess is that while Atlassian may have originally been one of those cool founder places, it has probably morphed into the more incompetent version that comes with scale all too often. But I don't know. Thus my question if anyone can speak to the true current tech capabilities of this company.