For Australia’s techies, the past 12 months have been marked by stark contrasts . . . if not quite boom and bust, then very much sweet and sour. It is likely that 2021 will be seen as the peak of industry optimism and investor excess.⁠ ⁠ A pack of unicorn tech companies was created, and the start-up scene, led by almost unfathomable growth in the valuation at Melanie Perkins’ design software behemoth @Canva, was becoming increasingly influential across the broader business realm.⁠ ⁠ Then, after the first quarter of 2022, the music stopped; investors put away the cheque books and valuations started to tumble. The powerful in the sector now are those who can keep the show on the road until markets recover.⁠ ⁠ AFR Magazine’s hotly anticipated Power issue, out on Friday, September 30 inside the @FinancialReview, includes lists of the key players across six industry sectors. ⁠ ⁠ Click on the bio link to read about Australia’s five most powerful people in technology for 2022.⁠ ⁠ 📰: Paul Smith⁠ ⁠ #atlassian #canva #tesla⁠ ⁠ ⁠ ⁠