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Atlassian Consistently Grew 35% to 50% Annually Over a Decade

Jay Simons · 1385 Atlassian Passes $1B ARR Run Rate, Thinking About Acquisitions of "System of Record" companies · May 10, 2019 · at 11:05

Jay Simons, President of Atlassian, describes the company's revenue growth trajectory and financial consistency to host Nathan Latka.

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“We have pretty consistently as a company grown somewhere between 35 and 50% over the last decade.”

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