Ben Rawnsley-Johnson

To prepare for the future of work, @scottfarkas says business leaders must take risks. Today, he talks with Rapid Response host Bob Safian about how the 10,000-person company @Atlassian is proving culture can thrive without a return-to-office. Listen now on @PlayMorePods.

We are excited to be welcoming @loom to the Atlassian team! Loom’s leadership in async video combined with our deep understanding of team collaboration means we can bring innovation to the market and empower our customers to collaborate in more human ways. bit.ly/474RPbR

Two Australian friends, turned an idea into a $50BN global tech leader. On 20VC today, the wild journey of @Atlassian journey: 🔔 Market Cap: $51BN 💵 Revenue: $3.5BN 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Employees: 11,000 My top 7 takeaways from @scottfarkas: 👇

If you’re wondering where to move, this is the Singapore income tax rates (in SGD). It nets out at 10.5% on $200k, 16% on $500k and sub-20% on $1M There is zero capital gains tax (CGT) The GST or VAT is 8% Dubai is zero income tax, zero CGT, but 5% VAT. Hong Kong has flat 16% income tax, zero CGT and zero GST. I still choose Singapore for a few reasons - it’s miles ahead in the concentration of tech/crypto companies, and it’s the optimal hub with the spokes being 1.4bn in China, 1.4bn in India and 800M in South East Asia, plus some Japan/Korea/Australia. Dubai is an interesting hub for the spokes of Europe/MENA/India/Africa, but the EU is in global decline, MENA’s population isn’t very big, and Africa has a way to develop before large scale middle-income growth. But Dubai does have more purity of “free trade” and it’s wildness reminds me of Nick Leeson trading Nikkei futures in the 90s. A place where traders can trade. If that timeline is an approx guide, Dubai will probably beat Singapore in about the year 2050, but will rise steadily from now. The smart money is about getting residencies in both city states. I love HK, but not bullish on a strong comeback as a global centre, but rather one focussed on bridging China. Also very glad not to have an American passport, I believe they’re the only country with global taxation of citizens. Funnily enough, I get targeted ads to give up my American citizenship (which I don’t have!) One thing for sure, even if you doubled my income to move to San Francisco, I wouldn’t. Forget the fact it’s disfunctional, even at double the income, with income/CGT tax I’d take home less! 😂 😂😂

How To Be A Good Independent Board Member - Kellblog buff.ly/3pe0bsZ

If as a Product Manager you want to increase odds of building successful products throughout your career, you should become comfortable with teams & cultures where every role cares about the product & you don’t just get to use the “I am the PM” card when people disagree with you.