43 episodes
The Contrarians with Adam and Adir Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
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5.0 • 2 Ratings
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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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Catapult hits US $100m, Guzman IPO, Canva's Rap and Salesforce's Crash
The guys chat about Catapult hitting the US$100 million revenue milestone, go deep into the IPO prospects of Guzman y Gomez, fawn of Canva's cringey rap, discuss the struggles facing Salesforce and Adir gets into ice cream.
00:00 - Adir's 'Rollercoaster' Week
11:45 - Adir Watched Free-to-Air TV
18:15 - Catapult Sports
32:50 - Meta and Shopify
41:22 - Guzman y Gomez
1:08:08 - Live Ice Cream Tasting
1:11:45 - Canva Create Event
1:15-13 - Salesforce -
Will the AI Bubble Burst, Warby Parker’s Struggles, Why Start-Up Valuations Don’t Matter, Greed isn’t Good and How do you Choose Where to Work?
The guys go deep into AI, does Warby Parker’s DTC model stack up, why founders shouldn’t obsess over their valuation, the death of Ivan Boesky the original Greed is Good Guy and when should you leave a corporate job for a startup?
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Should Start-Ups Give Employees Equity, Netflix the last of the Water Coolers, K-Mart's Success and Reece Witherspoon's Business Genius
The guys go deep into why they think start-ups should give employees equity and the different ways to do it, Netflix's incredible run and the brilliance of Baby Reindeer, is K-Mart Australia's best ever retailer and Reece Witherspoon's incredible business success.
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The Economics of Book Writing, Temple Tumbles, Adir Breaks the Breakthrough Fund and what Should Warren do with his big Apple stake?
The guys chat about the financial secrets of the publishing industry, the risks of owning Temple & Webster, the disaster gets smaller at Breakthrough Victoria and should Berkshire Hathaway sell its huge Apple stake? Tickets to our live show: https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/the-contrarians-live-podcast-fortress-melbourne-tickets-898908107347?aff=oddtdtcreator
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Bonza collapses, Envato Founders Heroic Exit, HIMs, Newbook and Big Bucks in Restaurant Bookings
The guys discuss the huge exits at Envato and Newbook the importance of picking your Golden Moment, the Bonza debacle, HIMs controversy and how college kids are cashing in on restaurant reservations
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Bluey's Billions, Tesla's Tough Times, Atlassian Gets Profitable and the death of Diamonds
The guys discuss the incredible growth of Bluey and how the ABC missed the chance to make billions, Tesla's profit woes and Elon asks for more money, Atlassian's Profit Comeback and share slump and the case for Fake Diamonds
Customer Reviews
Fantastic
Great insights from two incredible entrepreneurs. Glad something like this exists for the Australian market and beyond.