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Season 1

Oct. 7, 2024

Qatar Virgin Magic, OpenAI Goes All In, Netflix Dominates, SPC goes O…

The guys chat about Qatar’s Virgin Masterclass, OpenAI goes from curing humanity to maximising profit, Netflix’s competitive advantage, SPC and Original Juice’s original deal, AirBNB’s new old competitor and Croc’s newest squ...

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Sept. 30, 2024

RedBubble Disaster, Hipages’ Quiet Achieving, Self-Driving’s Big Impa…

The guys discuss an activist investor coming for the RedBubble/Articore disaster, is Hipages the quiet achiever of the ASX, the huge impacts of self-driving, Cygnett’s product genius, FIFA’s price drop and Gandel’s genius Cha...

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Sept. 23, 2024

WFH Death Throes, Which Jobs Make the Most Money, Myer and the Retail…

The guys discuss Amazon’s move to bring staff back five days a week, which professions make the most money and why, Myer’s big moves and is big retail dead, the BuildABear and Squishmellow litigation and why are so many great...

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Sept. 16, 2024

Catapult Dominates, Nine Cleans House, More OnlyFans , Nintendo’s Bri…

Adam and Adir discuss the Catapult's magnificent run, Nine CEO Gone, the incredible profitability of OnlyFans and Craigslist, Adir dives deep into Nintendo's history and future following plus the guys get the lowdown on Linke...

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Sept. 9, 2024

Founder Mode, OnlyFans Extreme Profits, Step One Delivers, Waymo and …

The incredible OnlyFans profit machine, the Founder Mode debate, the guys discuss autonomous driving how could be the most impactful technology in two decades, how Step One built one of the highest margin businesses in the wo...

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Sept. 2, 2024

Guzman y Gomez's Dominates, Accent Struggles, Barnes & Noble’s Fall, …

Adam and Adir live from Carsales HQ discuss the rise and rise of Guzman y Gomez, Amazon's destruction of Barnes and Noble, chat to the incredible CarSales CEO Cameron McIntyre and answer listener questions Thanks for listenin...

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Aug. 26, 2024

Breville’s $5b Bonanza, Seek Struggles Without Visionary Founders whi…

The guys dissect the incredible rise and rise of Breville, dig deep into Seek’s woes after the departure of their brilliant founders and the remarkable business modal of Realestate.com, the bizarre Crimson Education business ...

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Aug. 19, 2024

JB Hi Fi and Temple Soar, Scooters Banned, the guys speak to the supe…

Adam and Adir chat to the incredible Matteo Franceschetti founder of 8Sleep who is saving sleep and marriages. The guy also discuss the strange share market reaction to JB HiFi and Temple & Webster’s earnings, Scooters gettin...

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Aug. 12, 2024

The World’s Best Negiatator joins The Contrarians, Google a Monopolis…

Adam and Adir are joined LIVE by the world’s best negotiation expert and Nobel Prize collaborator, Vicki Medvec. Plus, Google has been found to have engaged in illegal practises to maintain its search engine monopoly and the ...

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Aug. 5, 2024

Canva’s Bets Big on AI, Rex Crash Lands, Atlassian Slumps, the Busine…

Adam & Adir chat about Canva’s huge bet on Leonardo.ai, the unsurprising collapse of Rex, Atlassian’s share price slump and how it can recover and the much anticipated latest edition of Adir’s Book Club Thanks for listening! ...

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July 29, 2024

Essilor Luxottica's Glorious Monopoly, Stensholt Live From Paris, Dre…

Adam & Adir discuss how Essilor Luxottica built the world’s best monopoly, Inflation in Sports Star Salaries, chat to Rich List Star Correspondent John Stensholt and the incredible power of Apple and Google

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July 22, 2024

Microsoft Takes on Canva, July and Oroton’s colab and is Flippa the W…

The guys chat about Microsoft launching its Canva Killer, Smiggle’s customer service woes, the fascinating collaboration between giant July and Oroton and Flippa’s superstar CEO Blake Hutchison discussed how Flippa’s marketpl...

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July 15, 2024

Have the Good Guys Gone Bad, Nike Gets Hammered, Hutchie Beats the Do…

Adam and Adir discuss the ACCC's action against The Good Guys, Nike's Worst Day Ever and are CEO John Donohue's Days Numbered, is Sendle's Capital Raise the most Dilutive Ever, Craig Hutchison's massive win as Sports Entertai...

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July 8, 2024

The best Australian CEO you’ve never heard of, British Airways, Delta…

The guys chat about MGI and their brilliant CEO, the transformation at Delta Airlines, the mediocrity of BA and Adam’s tough Maldives trip

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July 1, 2024

Cettire's Woes, Adore Beauty gets Acquisitive, Adir gets it right on …

The guys discuss the challenges facing polarising eCommerce stock Cettire, Adir deep dives into Adore Beauty's acquisition announcement, inflation continues to reap havoc and why the RBA was dead wrong to keep rates too low f...

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June 24, 2024

Guzman Pops, The Importance of Loyalty, Adam’s Celeb Encounter, Preze…

The guys discuss the huge Guzman y Gomez IPO, why a loyalty scheme is so important to business, Prezee’s mounting losses and world of gift cards, the amazing business that rose from the ashes of Bellabox and Adam encounters H...

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June 17, 2024

Our First Live Show! TripaDeal Cashes In and the Magic of Ben Gray, w…

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...

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June 10, 2024

Elon's Pay, Turmoil at Nine, Dodgy Taxis, Streamers Unite and How to …

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?

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June 3, 2024

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. 0...

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May 27, 2024

Will the AI Bubble Burst, Warby Parker’s Struggles, Why Start-Up Valu…

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 sta...

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May 20, 2024

Should Start-Ups Give Employees Equity, Netflix the last of the Water…

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...

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April 22, 2024

Mr Beast a Billionaire? Facebook's Insta Purchase Just Keeps Getting …

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?

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April 15, 2024

Qantas' Huge Move, the Shriking Tiger Global, are we in a Recession a…

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 newsle...

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April 8, 2024

Crocs Make a Comeback, Cettire Gets Hit, Public Holiday Surcharges an…

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...

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