Season 1

The Contrarians in front of a live audience at Fortress Melbourne discuss Qantas’ acquisition of TripADeal and Ben Gray PE Genius, Adrian Giles incredible Hitwise exit and building Fortress and the guys look deep into The Rej...

The guys chat about Elon's potential $46b payday, Costello goes at Nine, streamers unite to stop churn and what's the best way to ask for a pay rise?

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. 0...

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 …

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 Wit...

The guys discuss the rise and rise of Mr Beast, take a deeper look at Facebook's now legendary purchase of Instagram and guess which Hollywood Celeb snubbed Adir at a Superbowl Party?

Adam and Adir chat about the big Qantas loyalty move, Tiger Global's new fund and have we hit peak VC, the dyanmics of the Scooter Rental market and the guys talk Recession and Inflation. Make sure you subscribe to our …

The guys discuss the incredible rise and fall and comeback of Crocs - one of the world’s most fascinating business stories, Cettire shares get hit as questions continue to mount, should consumers have to pay more on public ho...

Adam and Adir go deeper into the unfolding disaster at Victoria's Soviet Era Fund, discuss whether the Sam Bankman Fried 25 year sentence fair, talk about Trump's potential $5b windfall and the intriguing Canva acquisition

The guys discuss Apple's lawsuit troubles, the implications of Uber's taxi settlement, the bizarre legal action against Hermes, the horrors of poker machines and Adir's A List Celeb encounters.

Adam and Adir talk to John Stensholt, author of The List, go inside Hostplus and Employment Hero's Massive Fight, analyse the unfolding disaster at Victoria's controversial Breakthrough Fund and discuss Myer's new Executive C...

Adam and Adir snare the only interview with AFR newsbreaker Jonathan Shapiro about his Cettire article, discuss the $127,000 farewell for a university exec, propose changes to selling into buybacks, and reveal a bizarre HostP...

Adam and Adir discuss Meta standing up to the blackmailers, the incredible results at Life360 and Kogan, has Amazon Jumped the Shark, Apple’s Car Fail and should Founder’s be Selling Stock?

The guys chat about the incredible business success of Taylor Swift and why hard work pays, the rise and potential fall of Temple & Webster, Wesfarmers' Catch Disaster and Seek's Struggles.

The guys deep dive into Nick Scali, one of Australia's best retail success stories, look into MBAs are they really worth it and what happened to the colourful athletes?

The guys chat with Steve Hui the King of Business Class loyalty rewards, how Myer quietly became an eCommerce goliath and why you never want to win the Lottery. Join The Contrarians Army: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-...

The guys chat about the Tesla's profitability challenges, deep dive into Rent the Runway and StitchFix and speak to special guest Gavin Appel about potential changes to Sophisticated Investor rules and the difficulties of bei...

Adam and Adir looks at the economics of dating apps Match.com and Bumble, the impact of the growing industrial action impacting Australia's waterfront and the miracle of compounding growth.

The guys discuss Adam's deep dive in Atlassian and debate whether it's one of the most over priced Australian businesses ever, the fascinating sneaker wars - Will Nike remain dominant? And the benefits and pitfalls of strateg...

Adam and Adir deep dive into the very profitable world of airline loyalty schemes, the economics of scooter and bike rental businesses and the guys make their 2024 predictions

Adam and Adir chat about how Turo will kill rental cars, the economics of Adore Beauty and the world's best and worst customer experiences. Adam's Sale of the Century Appearance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwPWddglsj0 Jo...

Adam and Adir discuss the incredible sale and re-purchase of Go-To Cosmetics by Zoe Foster-Blake, the surprising downturn in the luxury segment and why Small Businesses should stay open

Adam and Adir discuss why investors are breaking up with dating apps, the prospects of an ASX-listed Chemist Warehouse and are we reaching the beginning of end of WFH?

Adam and Adir talk about dubious review websites and how affiliate marketing works, the rise and fall of Afterpay and Nick Bolton beats the establishment again.