Talk:Scott Farquhar

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The ‘Overview’ section is out of date, with missing context surrounding Scott Farquhar's and Mike Cannon-Brookes' milestone as Australia's first technology billionaires.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

Suggested second paragraph addition:
 * Specific text to be added:
 * Reason for the addition: Additional insight into Farquhar's position within the tech and business industry in Australia.
 * Reference supporting addition: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/02/13/technology/atlassian-cannon-brookes-farquhar.html (see source reference above).

Suggested third paragraph addition:
 * Specific text to be added:
 * Reason for the addition: Additional insight into Farquhar's role in the Australian tech industry.
 * Reference supporting addition: https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-atlassians-scott-farquhar-and-mike-cannonbrookes-became-software-titans-20140725-zwo3x.html (see source reference above).

Suggested existing paragraph removal:


 * Specific text to be removed:
 * Reason for the change: Update and move reference to 'Career' section.

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

Early Life
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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 * Reason for the change: Improved chronology and context for Farquhar's schooling, and early interest in computers and tech.
 * Reference supporting addition: https://www.smh.com.au/technology/how-atlassians-scott-farquhar-and-mike-cannonbrookes-became-software-titans-20140725-zwo3x.html

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

Career
In the ‘Career’ section, the information on the Atlassian business is out of date.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.

Suggested addition after paragraph commencing with "In 2022":
 * Specific text to be added: Atlassian has grown to 12 offices and 300,000 customers.
 * Reason for the change: Updated information about the current size/scale of Atlassian.
 * References supporting change: https://www.forbes.com/sites/lisaconn/2023/10/24/the-future-of-work-is-flexible-just-ask-atlassian/?sh=3256581e4759, https://www.reuters.com/technology/atlassian-second-quarter-revenue-profit-beat-estimates-2024-02-02/

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 * Specific text to be added: Subtitle: Boards and Memberships

Farquhar is a Founding Member of Technology Council of Australia.[3]

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

Farquhar has been a member of Young Presidents Organization since August 2010.
 * Reason for the change: Further detail on Farquhar’s career and board/industry positions.
 * References supporting change: https://techcouncil.com.au/board/, https://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/media/new-appointments-strengthen-innovation-and-science-australia, https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottfarquhar/

Suggested text to be re/moved from this section: Farquhar has mentored through the Australian Businesswomen's Network and gives guest lectures on entrepreneurship to MBA students and undergraduates.[1]
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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.

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

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

Specific text to be added: Section heading: Other activities

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)

New Section: Philanthropy
Suggest new section to be added detailing Farquhar's philanthropic activities.

Specific text to be added: Section Heading: 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.

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

Skip Foundation

In 2022 Farquhar and his wife Kim established Skip Foundation, 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)

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


 * Specific text to be added or removed:
 * Reason for the change: Improved grammar

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