Get the fearless truth about start-ups and corporate Australia from guys that give you the hard facts, not the company line. Hear Luxury Escapes co-founder Adam Schwab and Catapult Sports Exec Chairman Adir Shiffman provide the inside word on the biggest stories in business with a contrarian take from the guys who sit on both sides of the table. New episodes dropping weekly.
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Woolworths v Coles, Cettire Nears the Precipice, Australia’s Secret Unicorn Founder, Neurodivergent Founders and Dan’s Brush with Dictators
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1:47:31The guys discuss Woolworth’s Big W struggles, Cettire’s horror earnings announcement, the benefits of neurodiversity, Dan Andrews’ China vacation and chat to Dave Hyman founder of Lendi, Australia’s low profile unicorn. Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe o…
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Ask Us Anything: ACCC's New Merger Mandatory Notification Thresholds, The Most Insightful Things We've Read + Our Social Media Thoughts
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CSL and Reece Blame WFH for Woes, Site Minder Deep Dive, Qantas Roars, Nvidia Delivers (for now), Blackbird, Sydney v Melbourne and KPop Demon Hunters
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1:45:37The guys destroy CSL and Reece’s WFH Excuse, Adir breaks down Site Minder’s huge surge, Qantas delivers a record result, Nvidia hits new highs but are grey skies looming, Blackbird’s Class of 2015, Sydney Outshines Dan Andrews’ Hellhole and KPop Rules. Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-…
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Ask Us Anything: When did the guys take a risk that DIDN'T pay off? + A 20th Team for the AFL!?
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CSL Breaks Up, Canva Deep Dive, Xero Gets Whacked, Step One’s Struggles, RBA Fails Again and the World’s Largest Companies
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1:31:02The guys chat about CSL’s vaccine spin off and its share price disaster, just how good is Canva, Xero CEO’s lavish pay packet gets slammed by shareholders, Step One struggles to make a buck, RBA again fails basic understanding of how money works and Adam quizzes Adir on the world’s most valuable companies. Sponsors: Microequities: https://microequi…
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Ask Us Anything: Four Day Work Week? + Do Founder Political Profiles Effect Business Value?
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34:19Thanks for listening! Sponsors: Microequities: https://microequities.com.au/contrarians/ Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe on YouTube for all our video content: https://https://www.youtube.com/@ContrariansPodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contrarianspod…
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Temple & Webster Breakdown, Overpaid Lawyers, the business of Sushi, Surcharge Debacle Worsens, World’s Worst Health System and Melbourne Hellhole
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1:38:48The guys go real deep in Temple & Webster’s full year numbers, when did lawyers become so overpaid, the Sushi wars, why the NHS became the world’s worst health system and Victoria becomes a failed state. Thanks for listening! Sponsors: Microequities: https://microequities.com.au/contrarians/ Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the…
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Ask Us Anything: Is AI Another Bubble + Managing Sleep + Starting a Software Company Without Technical Knowledge
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Atlassian Gets Smashed, Behind the Scenes at the Catapult AGM, Public Servants Flying Business Class, Why Price Fixing Never Works, Lorikeet Raises and Droneshield
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1:35:20The guys discuss Atlassian’s latest loss and share price decline, Adir explains what it’s like to hold an AGM, why public servants should (or shouldn’t) be flying at the pointy end of planes, the case against fixing prices and Aussie AI start-up Lorikeet’s big raise Sponsors: Microequities: https://microequities.com.au/contrarians/ Thanks for liste…
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Ask Us Anything: Anti-Semitism in Business + How to Get Financially Literate + When To Set Up a Board
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25:0500:00 - Anti-Semitism in the workplace 12:30 - Financial Literacy 18:30 - When to set up a board. Sponsors: Microequities: https://microequities.com.au/contrarians/ Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe on YouTube for all our video content: https://https://ww…
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Victoria Goes Full Stalin, Tesla Pivots, Figma’s Epic IPO, Google Deep Dive, Step One Hammered and Carsales’ Well Earned Victory Lap
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1:32:31The guys discuss Victoria’s bizarre work from home edict, Tesla expands to food service, Figma’s IPO goes off, Google’s death greatly exaggerated as search comes back, Step One’s profit crunch and Carsales CEO retires a legend. Today's Sponsors: Vanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au/contrarians Microequities: https://…
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Ask Us Anything: Growing Without External Capital + Advice for People Changing Industry
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30:4400:00 - Growing a business without external capital 10:33 - Advice for changing industries. 18:26 - Dropshipping businesses Thanks to: MicroEquities - visit https://microequities.com.au/contrarians/ Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe on YouTube for all our…
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Employment Hero v Seek Cage Fight, Atlassian Burn Book, Southwest, Reg Grundy's Legacy, Why Free Samples are a Genius Move and How are Coin Laundries Still a Thing?
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1:39:09The guys discuss the almighty fight between Employment Hero and former friend, Seek, Atlassian Co-Founders go to War, Southwest Cleans Up, Adir reviews Reg Grundy's autobiography, Adam's advice to businesses on samples and the greatly exaggerated death of coin laundries. Today's Sponsors: Vanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians Netwealth: www.netwealth…
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Ask Us Anything: Managing a Personal Equities Portfolio + Price Inflation in Insurance
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Guzman Deep Dive, Reserve Bank Smashes Small Business (again), Australian Shareholders Get Shafted, Best Selling Authors and UberEats Fails Again
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1:43:03The guys go deep into Mexican fave Guzman y Gomez, the RBA credit card fee ban hit small business hard, why imputation credits aren't as shareholder friendly as they appear, Adir's Book review and the best selling authors and Adam's latest Uber Eats pain Today's Sponsors: Vanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au/contrari…
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Ask Us Anything: Customer Acquisition Costs + Lab Grown vs. Mined Diamonds??
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37:3900:00 - Customer Acquisition costs 21:00 - Lab grown diamonds 26:40 - Staff Profit Share options Hear the guys chat more about lab grown diamonds: https://podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/blueys-billions-teslas-tough-times-atlassian-gets-profitable/id1703720734?i=1000653963077 Today's Sponsor: Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au/contrarians Vanta: www.…
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RBA Gets it Right (finally), Bumble Trouble, ASX Dual Class Voting Cage Match, Hermes Record, Are Limebikes Too Popular, World’s Biggest Companies, BA Shocker and Adir’s Rules of Capitalism
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1:33:36The guys discuss how the RBA finally got it right with interest rates, Bumble confirms online dating shark jump, the guys pick a side on the ASX dual voting fight, Birken breaks record, Adam’s Limebike issues in London, Adir dives deep into index dominating businesses, Adam’s horrific British Airways experience and Adir gives his Golden Rules on Ca…
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Ask Us Anything: Equity Mates x Betashares Acquistion + Child Care Issues in Victoria
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40:4800:00 - Equity Mates x Betashares Acquisition 11:20 - Problems in Child Care 28:32 - When to broaden your horizons outside of your business. Today's Sponsors: Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe on YouTube for…
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Droneshield Flies, Di Pilla Crashes, Dominos Debacle, WFH, Tether’s Money Machine and Adir’s LinkedIn Pet Hate
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1:53:13Droneshield flies and proves Adam wrong, David Di Pilla’s golden runs comes to an abrupt end, Jack Cowin comes to rescue Domino’s, Adam’s WFH article, the strange Tether money making machine and Adir’s pet hate on LinkedIn. Today's Sponsors: Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au/contrarians Telstra: www.telstra.com.au/tbtc Vanta: www.vanta.com/contr…
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Ask Us Anything: Would the guys go on Shark Tank? + Is Kogan a Lottery Business Now!?
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29:0100:00 - Would the guys go on Shark Tank? 11:30 - JB vs Harvey Norman 15.48 - Kogan's New Direction? Today's Sponsors: Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe on YouTube for all our video content: https://https://w…
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Xero Bets the Business, Woolworths MyDeal Disaster, Moral Hazard on Planes, EV Road Test and Woodfrog
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1:48:12The guys question Xero’s massive $4b bet on Melio, Woolworth’s blows $500m on its MyDeal disaster, how do you reduce moral hazard on planes, Adir test drives an EV and chats the growth of Woodfrog. Today's Sponsors: Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au/contrarians Vanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://ww…
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Ask Us Anything: Rich People Problems + The Milgram Experiment + LinkedIn
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30:1600:00 - What problems do rich people face? 08:15 - The Milgram Experiment in business 17:58 - How much do we use LinkedIn? Today's Sponsors: Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe on YouTube for all our video con…
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World’s Best Bahn Mi, Adir Sleeps with Obama, Door Dash’s Curious Acquisition, Catapult ‘s Smart Buy, Amazon Prime Ads a Turn Off, Adairs Deep Dive and Adir’s Injury
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1:40:51The guys discuss the world’s best Bahn Mi and can restaurants have process power, Adir’s Five Star Encounter, Door Dash gets smart, analysing Catapult’s recent acquisition, Adir’s anger at Amazon Prime’s ads, Adair’s deep dive and Adir’s sporting injury cripples the man of steel. Todays' Sponsors: Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au/contrarians Vanta…
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Ask Us Anything: Are Young People Just BAD with Money + How We'd Revolutionise Schooling
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30:0000:00 - Are young people bad with money? 10:28 - How would we revolutionise the education system? 24:57 - What's your most contrarian view? Today's Sponsors: Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
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Virgin IPO, Immutable Questions, YouTube Goes Too Premium, Adir's US Adventures, Israel's Masterstroke and Adam's Cettire Victory Lap
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1:29:27The guys discuss the winners from the Virgin IPO, questions being raised about crytop Unicorn Immutable, YouTube gets too rich for Adir, Israel's intelligence win in Iran and Cettire's Collapse. This week's sponsors: Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au/contrarians Vanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians Telstra: www.telstra.com.au/tbtc 00:00 - Intro 3:5…
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Ask Us Anything: Business & politics + What have we changed our minds on?
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30:25Today's Sponsors: Safety Nest: www.safetynest.com.au Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
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David Jones and Qantas Hook Up, Koala Pulls IPO, Mecca, JB Hi Fi’s Golden Run, Get Swift’s Tale of Destruction, Apple’s Woes and Mike’s Switch 2 Review
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1:32:40The guys chat abouts David Jones’ partnership with loyalty giant, Qantas, Koala withdraws its IPO, Mecca’s belated 2023 results disappoint boys, JB Hi Fi’s incredible legacy of success, Get Swift Founder goes Viral, Apple’s continuing trouble’s and Mike’s hot off the press review of Nintendo’s Switch 2. Today's Sponsors: Netwealth: www.netwealth.c…
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Ask Us Anything: What really happens in the Qantas lounge + Angel Investing Tips + Where to stash your emergency $1M!
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28:0100:00 - How to set valuation when Angel Investing? 14:35 - What really happens in the Qantas lounge? 22:00 - Where are you stashing your emergency $1M? Today's Sponsors: Safety Nest: www.safetynest.com.au Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.li…
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Labubu Mania, Webjet Takeover, Rich List Deep Dive, Eucalyptus Face Off, Waymo and Warby Parker
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1:35:08The guys chat about the great Labubu craze, go head to head on whether Eucalyptus is a valuable business, discuss the Webjet takeover, deep dive into Australia’s richest people and chat about Google’s surprise investment in Warby Parker. This week's Sponsors: Netwealth: www.netwealth.com.au Telstra: www.telstra.com.au/tbtc Vanta: www.vanta.com/…
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Ask Us Anything: How does ambition change over time? + Contrarian takes on AI
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28:0400:00 - How does ambition change over time? 12:00 - The guy's contrarian takes on AI 20:22 - St. Kilda FC's board Today's sponsors: Safetynest: www.safetynest.com.au Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-a…
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Joe Aston joins Live to talk Qantas, the L1-Platinum Takeover and James Hardie, Catapult Rockets, Interest Rates, the Power of Great Customer Service and Adir’s McDonald’s Incident
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1:51:14The guys are joined by Joe Aston to chat about Qantas, L1, James Hardie, and the growth of Rampart, Catapult’s incredible run continues while Adam encourages Adir to start looking for private jets, the RBA’s foolish decision to prematurely slash interest rates, why great customer service is so important and Adir’s McDonald’s mishap. 00:00 - Episode…
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Ask Us Anything: The most important data points for business + Can AI be a financial planner!?
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26:1600:00 - Medicinal cannabis + MDMA 04:55 - Can AI be a financial planner? 13:32 - Most important company data points Today's Sponsors: Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
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World’s Biggest Travel Businesses, DoorDash Goes Large, HotDoc’s Missing Dance Partner and the guys speak to EatClub Founder Pan Koutlakis
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1:40:22The guys discuss the world’s most profitable travel businesses, DoorDash’s big week as it buys Deliveroo and Seven Rooms, HotDoc’s ambitious IPO plans and the guys speak exclusively to EatClub Founder Pan Koutlakis after his $18.7m raise 00:00 - Intro 15:40 - Grand Prix Headline 22:50 - Ubisoft, Massive and Gaming 34:34 - Most profitable travel bus…
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Ask Us Anything: Managing Work Travel with Family Commitments + Adam's Property Solution
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25:1500:00 - Manage work travel 09:30 - Property tax vs. Income tax 16:19 - DigiCo IPO discussion Today's Sponsors: Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.By Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
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Mecca’s Loyalty Win, Tony’s Chocolonely, Waymo, Pet Circle Struggles, Netflix and Would You Have Dinner with Warren Buffett?
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1:29:58The guys discuss the rise and rise of Mecca, the incredible story of Teun van de Keuken and Tony’s Chocolonely, will Waymo win self driving, Pet Circle’s horror losses continue to mount, how Netflix brought back the doco and the guys argue about just how great Warren Buffett is. 00:00 - Mecca, Mother's Day and Loyalty Programs 21:50 - AI Chat 36:11…
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Ask Us Anything: How to manage your time + Is DEI actually helpful for business?
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34:0800:00 - How Adam & Adir manage their time 10:46 - DEI in business 21:02 - What industry would you focus on today? Thanks to our sponsors: Safety Nest: www.safetynest.com.au Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Vanta: www.vanta.com/contrarians Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with…
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Apple’s Disaster, Atlassian Crashes, Tesla’s Struggles, Election Breakdown and Adir’s New Voting Idea
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1:42:51The guys discuss the unfolding disasters at Apple, Atlassian’s share price crash as it gives away AI, Tesla gets squeezed and dive into the Liberal’s election calamity and Adir’s brand new much improved voting system 00:00 - Intro 07:30 - Australian Election Breakdown 49:00 - Adir's LinkedIn Survey Update 53:50 - Nintendo Update 55:15 - Brambles 57…
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Ask Us Anything: Adam & Adir's political party!? + Starting a board career
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33:3500:00 - Starting a board career 12:05 - Adam & Adir's personal business stories 22:10 - Policies from Adam & Adir's pretend political party This week's sponsors: Safety Nest: www.safetynest.com.au DMG: www.digitalmindsgroup.com.au Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians Mighty Partners: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Thanks for list…
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Why it’s not Always Smart to Buy the Dip, James Hardie Disgrace, the Business of Coachella, is Empathy Important, the YoChi Miracle, Adore Beauty Struggles and Victoria’s Soviet Style Campsites
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1:50:36The guys discuss why buying the dip isn’t always the best investment strategy, how the ASX blundered the James Hardie merger, the economics of the world’s largest music festival, is empathy the most important characteristic that investors should look for, the rise and rise of frozen yoghurt giant YoChi, Adore’s retail stores struggle against the mi…
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Ask Us Anything: What if the ATO & IRS accepted crypto? + How to take a start up to the next level?
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Why Interest Rates should Stay High, the Power of Loyalty Programs, Club Med’s Comeback, Cettire Victory Lap, LVMH’s Struggles and Adir’s Boycott
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1:45:03The guys discuss why interest rates shouldn’t get cut, AMPs new mega Qantas points bank account, how Club Med reinvented itself, Adam claims victory over powerful investors as Cettire’s share price collapses, LVMH reign comes to an end and Adir’s bookstore heartbreak. 00:00 - Intro + LVMH 15:17 - Instagram Ads 20:50 - Bookstore Experiences 25:36 - …
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Ask Us Anything: How to grow the Aussie Tech Industry + Can Aussie businesses succeed overseas?
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26:23Welcome to our first ever Contrarians Q&A! 3:21 - How to grow Australia's tech industry? 11:29 - What would you ask someone in the future? 16:50 - Australian businesses succeeding overseas? Thanks to this week's sponsors: Safety Nest: www.safetynest.com.au DMG: www.digitalmindsgroup.com.au Affix: www.affix.com.au/contrarians Send us quest…
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StrongRoom Disaster, Prada and Versace, Adir’s Big Time Meeting, Tariff Deep Dive, Uber’s Hits and Misses and Nintendo’s Big Swing
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1:52:08The guys discuss the unfolding disasters at StrongRoom, go deep into tariffs, look at the ultra luxury deal between Prada and Verdace, the ups and downs of Uber, will Nintendo’s Switch 2 fly or sink and Adir’s powerful meeting. Segments: 00:00 - Intro 05:30 - Adir Meets Peter Dutton 19:45 - Nintendo Switch 2 25:40 - Australia's Social Media Ban 29:…
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Live Ep! REA v Domain, are Private Markets the new Public Markets, Biggest Clothing Companies and Live Audience Questions
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1:38:08The guys head to Sydney for their sold out live show and discuss the Domain sale and impact on REA, who needs public share markets when you have private ones, the world's largest clothing businesses and the guys answer questions from the live audience 00:00 - Intro 15:00 - Top 10 World's Largest Clothing Companies 27:40 - Public Private Markets 38:…
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Reject Shop Glory, MisRes Doldrums, Warby Parker, South West Airlines, Koala’s Ambitious IPO, Wisetech, Hotels Behaving Badly and Dan Andrews Shunned
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1:54:33The guys discuss the managerial magic at Reject Shop, MisRes struggles, Warby Park v Luxxotica v Specsavers, South West Airlines Fee Bonanza, will Koala float or sink, Adir’s Hotel Issues and the Rise and Fall of Dan Andrews. 00:00 - Intro and Hotels 22:44 - Daniel Andrews Shunned? 27:40 - The Business of Hair 33:25 - What are Chinese graduate stud…
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BYD Smokes Tesla, SpaceX Saves the Day, Premier Investments Deep Dive, has Exec Rem Gone too Far and Special Guest John Stensholt Reveals Rich List Secrets
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1:33:16The guys discuss Tesla’s Woes and Rise and Rise of BYD, Elon Saves the Day with SpaceX, a look under the hood at Premier Investments, Xero CEO’s big payday and has exec remuneration jumped the shark and legendary Rich List editor, John Stensholt, exclusively joins the team to go behind the scenes at the List. 00:00 - Intro 13:12 - Cal.AI 24:58 - BY…
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The World’s Biggest Fast Food Chain, Uber’s Uber Mistake?, The World’s Greatest Game, Click n Fail, What would you do with $81 trillion and Adam’s Big Break
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1:38:17The guys chat about the world’s largest fast food chain you’ve never heard of, did Uber make a monumental mistake in selling off its self driving ambitions, the guys deep dive into the creation of Goldeneye (according to Adam, the world’s best ever computer game), Adir’s Click n Collect fiasco, what would you do with $81 trillion and Adam goes snap…
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The Business of Influencers, PE Pet Food Bonanza, Furniture Flying High, Biggest Losses Ever, YouTube Goes Cheap, Inflation Smashes Standard of Living, Should you Discount and Adam’s Fashionable Week
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1:54:49Huge episode this week with the guys discussing the business of being a famous influencer, private equity’s pet food profits, furniture businesses make a comeback, which companies have lost the most money ever, is YouTube’s new discount pricing tier a good idea, living standards go nowhere for a decade and should you discount your products ever? Th…
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Wisetech Debacle. Cettire Disaster. Seek’s Acquisition Stumbles and the World’s Most Profitable Companies.
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1:55:37The guys chat about the ongoing dramas at the $30b Wisetech, Cettire’s disastrous results, Seek’s acquisition fiasco and who are the world’s most profitable companies Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast Subscribe on YouTube for all our video content: https://https://…
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Droneshield Goes from Slay to Nay, the US$170b Business You’ve Never Heard Of, Jamie Dimon Kills WFH, Overhead Luggage Stress and How not to Treat Employees Badly
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1:59:19The guys chat about the Dronesheild rollercoaster, the mysterious adtech business you’ve never heard of that is suddenly worth US$170 billion, Jamie Dimon calls time on WFH, why airlines have the lost the plot around overhead luggage and the art of treating employees well. Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/…
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