How Atlassian Grew to 200K Customers Without a Sales Team...

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In Episode 29 of Startup Stories, Lucas and Luna dive into the counterintuitive growth story of Atlassian — the Australian software company that built a multi-billion-dollar business selling enterprise project management tools without a single outbound sales rep. How did founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar scale to over 200,000 customers in 190 countries by refusing to hire salespeople? Lucas traces the company's early decision to sell software online before SaaS was a term, the 'low-touch' model that kept customer acquisition costs near zero, and the risky bet that product virality could replace enterprise sales cycles. Luna questions whether the model still works as Atlassian moves upmarket with products like Jira and Confluence aimed at Fortune 500 teams. The conversation examines how Atlassian maintained its no-sales DNA through IPO and beyond, and whether other B2B startups can replicate the playbook today. A story about trust in product, the power of trial conversions, and the audacity to say no to a sales team. #Atlassian #MikeCannonBrookes #ScottFarquhar #NoSalesTeam #ProductLedGrowth #SaaS #EnterpriseSoftware #Jira #Confluence #StartupGrowth #BusinessModel #CustomerAcquisition #AustralianStartup #B2B #Bootstrapping #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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In Episode 29 of Startup Stories, Lucas and Luna dive into the counterintuitive growth story of Atlassian — the Australian software company that built a multi-billion-dollar business selling enterprise project management tools without a single...

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