The Contrarians with Adam and Adir
By 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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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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Sep 05, 2025 |
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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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Sep 01, 2025 |
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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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Aug 29, 2025 |
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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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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Four Day Work Week? + Do Founder Political Profiles Effect Business Value?
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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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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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Is AI Another Bubble + Managing Sleep + Starting a Software Company Without Technical Knowledge
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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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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Aug 11, 2025 |
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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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Aug 08, 2025 |
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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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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Growing Without External Capital + Advice for People Changing Industry
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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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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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Managing a Personal Equities Portfolio + Price Inflation in Insurance
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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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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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Customer Acquisition Costs + Lab Grown vs. Mined Diamonds??
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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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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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Equity Mates x Betashares Acquistion + Child Care Issues in Victoria
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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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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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Would the guys go on Shark Tank? + Is Kogan a Lottery Business Now!?
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Xero Bets the Business, Woolworths MyDeal Disaster, Moral Hazard on Planes, EV Road Test and Woodfrog
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Rich People Problems + The Milgram Experiment + LinkedIn
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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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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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Are Young People Just BAD with Money + How We'd Revolutionise Schooling
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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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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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Business & politics + What have we changed our minds on?
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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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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Jun 09, 2025 |
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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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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Labubu Mania, Webjet Takeover, Rich List Deep Dive, Eucalyptus Face Off, Waymo and Warby Parker
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: How does ambition change over time? + Contrarian takes on AI
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May 30, 2025 |
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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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May 26, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: The most important data points for business + Can AI be a financial planner!?
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May 23, 2025 |
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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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May 19, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Managing Work Travel with Family Commitments + Adam's Property Solution
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May 16, 2025 |
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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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May 12, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: How to manage your time + Is DEI actually helpful for business?
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May 09, 2025 |
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Apple’s Disaster, Atlassian Crashes, Tesla’s Struggles, Election Breakdown and Adir’s New Voting Idea
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May 05, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: Adam & Adir's political party!? + Starting a board career
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May 02, 2025 |
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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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Apr 28, 2025 |
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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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Apr 25, 2025 |
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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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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Ask Us Anything: How to grow the Aussie Tech Industry + Can Aussie businesses succeed overseas?
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Apr 18, 2025 |
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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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Apr 14, 2025 |
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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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Apr 07, 2025 |
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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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Mar 31, 2025 |
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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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Mar 24, 2025 |
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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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Mar 17, 2025 |
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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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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Wisetech Debacle. Cettire Disaster. Seek’s Acquisition Stumbles and the World’s Most Profitable Companies.
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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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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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Spotify’s Genius, Is Chemist Warehouse Overvalued, Exclusive Canva News, Temple & Webster’s Rebound and Correcting Last Week’s Mistakes
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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McDonalds v KFC v GYG v Chick-Fil-A Cage Match, Who Can Call Themselves a Founder, Adir’s Deepdive into AI, Should you get an EA, Pool Chair Fights and Adam’s Favourite Mattress
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Deepseek's AI Revolution - How Will This Impacts Nvidia? Netflix v Disney Cage Match, the Rise and Fall of Tesla and is the Bubble on Borrowed Time
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Wesfarmers Catch of the Day Disaster, Netflix Brilliant Strategy, Bumble’s Troubles and ROKT Triumphs
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Has OpenAI Peaked? Sketchers Takes on Nike. Who should pay for the Wildfires? Has Gaming Lost the Plot and Bad Bad Airports
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Is Uber Dying, Most Profitable Media Companies, Why Debt Kills, K-Mart Copy Cats, Tesla Directors Gotta Pay and our Best 2025 Predictions
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Our 2025 Predictions, Culture Amp, NDIS Rorting, Adir's Travels and Adam's Movie of the Week
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Mecca Shines, Soho House Takeover, how Rich is the Top 1%, Adam’s Book Club and how Important is a Brand Name?
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Is DEI Dead? Google AI Dominates, Best and Worst Loyalty Programs, Myer's Big Deal, Turo v Rental Cars, Restaurant Subscriptions and Raygun Jumps the Shark
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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Netflix Kills Unlimited Leave, ClassPass Hero or Villain, Musk’s Investment of the Century, Crumbl and Adir’s Book Club
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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The Iconic Struggles, Pro Medicus Triumphs, Porsche v Ferrari v Hermes, AFR Businessperson of the Year and Computer Games
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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Starlink, Bitcoin, The Pros and Cons of Crowd Funding, unicorn Deep Dive and Adir the Celebrity
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Xero, Technology One and Palantir Go Big, Netflix, Martha's Comeback and the Rule of 40
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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Quadlock, Chemist Warehouse, waiving HECS, Tech Sector Job Drought and the Importance of CFOs
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Joe Aston Joins The Contrarians, Australia's Most Promising Companies and the End of Horse Racing,
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Qantas Upgrades, US Election, Roblox Struggles, Temple & Webster and the Nerds Gummy Cluster Phenomenon
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Wisetech, how to get great Service, Universities and the guys speak to Ben from Acquired
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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23AndMe Fallout, #Desperate to Work, is the LVMH era over, Waymo Dominates and the Carry-On Baggage Dilemma
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Is Wisetech the most Overvalued Big Business in Australia, Canva Backs Down, Doctors, Biggest Social Media Platforms and Listener Questions
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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Qatar Virgin Magic, OpenAI Goes All In, Netflix Dominates, SPC goes Original and is AirBNB done?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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RedBubble Disaster, Hipages’ Quiet Achieving, Self-Driving’s Big Impacts, Cygnett, Ticketing Illegality and FIFA Depreciation
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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WFH Death Throes, Which Jobs Make the Most Money, Myer and the Retail Armageddon, BuildABear v Squishmellow Cash Fight
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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Catapult Dominates, Nine Cleans House, More OnlyFans , Nintendo’s Brilliance and the Queen of LinkedIn
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Founder Mode, OnlyFans Extreme Profits, Step One Delivers, Waymo and Cettire’s Wild Week
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Guzman y Gomez's Dominates, Accent Struggles, Barnes & Noble’s Fall, superstar Carsales CEO Cameron McIntyre LIVE and should you work for a Start-Up?
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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Breville’s $5b Bonanza, Seek Struggles Without Visionary Founders while REA Dominates, Crimson Rises, Rich Founders and is Milkrun the Best Customer Experience in Australia?
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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JB Hi Fi and Temple Soar, Scooters Banned, the guys speak to the superstar founder of Eight Sleep and is Work from Home Dead?
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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The World’s Best Negotiator joins The Contrarians, Google a Monopolist and Alan Joyce gets Stripped
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Canva’s Bets Big on AI, Rex Crash Lands, Atlassian Slumps, the Business Behind the Olympics and Adir’s Hot New Rig
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Essilor Luxottica's Glorious Monopoly, Stensholt Live From Paris, Dream Team Inflation, Apple and Google’s Flex their Market Power
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Microsoft Takes on Canva, July and Oroton’s colab and is Flippa the World’s Coolest Marketplace
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Have the Good Guys Gone Bad, Nike Gets Hammered, Hutchie Beats the Doubters and is this the most Dilutive Capital Raise Ever?
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Jul 15, 2024 |
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The best Australian CEO you’ve never heard of, British Airways, Delta Airlines Triumphs and why Grit is the key to Raising Money
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Cettire's Woes, Adore Beauty gets Acquisitive, Adir gets it right on Inflation and is Centreparc the world's Best Tourism Asset?
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Guzman Pops, The Importance of Loyalty, Adam’s Celeb Encounter, Prezee’s Challenges and the Bizarre World of Gift Cards and the Incredible Bellabox Story
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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Our First Live Show! TripaDeal Cashes In and the Magic of Ben Gray, what is EBITDA, Adrian Giles Triple Success and The Reject Shop
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Elon's Pay, Turmoil at Nine, Dodgy Taxis, Streamers Unite and How to Ask for a Payrise
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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Catapult hits US $100m, Guzman IPO, Canva's Rap and Salesforce's Crash
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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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?
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May 27, 2024 |
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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
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May 20, 2024 |
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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?
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May 13, 2024 |
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Bonza collapses, Envato Founders Heroic Exit, HIMs, Newbook and Big Bucks in Restaurant Bookings
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May 06, 2024 |
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Bluey's Billions, Tesla's Tough Times, Atlassian Gets Profitable and the death of Diamonds
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Mr Beast a Billionaire? Facebook's Insta Purchase Just Keeps Getting Better. And which Hollywood Celeb snubbed Adir at a Superbowl Party?
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Qantas' Huge Move, the Shrinking Tiger Global, are we in a Recession and the rise of Lime Bikes
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Apr 15, 2024 |
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Crocs Make a Comeback, Cettire Gets Hit, Public Holiday Surcharges and Mike’s TV Appearance
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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Breakthrough Fund Disaster, SBF Put Away, Trump's Pay Day and Canva gets Acquisitive
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Apple Under Fire, Uber Settles, Suing for Birken, the Ills of Pokies and Close Encounters of the Adir Celebrity Kind
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Behind the Scenes of the Rich List, Employment Hero Fight Gets Ugly, Breakthrough Victoria Disaster and Myer's New Boss
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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Inside the Cettire slump, a $120k University dinner, ASX buyback changes, Employment Hero takes on HostPlus, and Adir's Book Club
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Meta Pulls Out, Life360 and Kogan Thrill, AppleFail, #DeleteAmazon and Founders Selling Down Badly
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Mar 04, 2024 |