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The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman

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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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The 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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Submit any questions you'd like the guys to answer at https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/ 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://www.youtube.com/@ContrariansPodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instag…
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The 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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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://www.youtube.com/@ContrariansPodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contrarianspod Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@contrarianspod See om…
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The 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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Thanks 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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The 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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Thanks 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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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://www.youtube.com/@ContrariansPodcast Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/contrarianspod Follow us on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@contrarianspod See om…
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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - 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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The 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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00:00 - Intro 03:11 - ATO & IRS accepting crypto 13:11 - How to grow a start up to the next level 18:50 - What is something business related the guys have changed their minds about? Safety Nest: ⁠www.safetynest.com.au⁠ Mighty: www.mightypartners.com.au/contrarians Affix: ⁠www.affix.com.au/contrarians⁠ DMG: ⁠www.digitalmindsgroup.com.au⁠ See omnystu…
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The 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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Welcome 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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The 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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The 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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The 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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The 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 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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Huge 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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The 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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The 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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