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ANNOUNCING: The Contrarians Live! And - Tech Bros Goes Off, DEF CON Hackers, Waymo vs Zoox, and The LinkedIn Algorithm
Get Your Tickets to Our First (Proper) Live Show!
Special Episode: Adam in conversation with Rick Baker, Craig Blair and Ian Gardiner
Hear the Latest with Some of Australia's Most Successful VCs from Blackbird, Airtree and Jelix at Innovation Bay on the Gold Coast
Episode 229: Canva’s AI Crisis, Zoox Changes Everything, Xero’s Ad Disaster, Jetstar’s Bag War, and Atlassian’s Profit Pivot
The guys discuss Zoox, Waymo, Xero’s strange Vegas advertising, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Victoria’s work-from-home laws, airline lounges, Canva’s slowing growth, AI design tools and Atlassian’s profit
Watch: Canva's $60bn Problem and eBay's Corporate Terrorism Scandal
Special episode out now!
Last of the Unicorns
Is Canva, the last hero of the VC boom, in real trouble?
Episode 227: AI Fund Explodes, Alan Joyce is Back, Victoria’s Labor Reset, Fauci’s COVID Reckoning and Credit Card Chaos
Fauci’s legacy, Leopold Aschenbrenner’s AI fund blow-up, the “logo CEO” problem (sorry Will), Alan Joyce’s selflessness, Gen-Z drinking habits and why airlines have the worst customer service.
Episode 225: AI Bubble, Waymo Ditches Uber, Jacinta Allan’s Disaster, KPMG Scandal and Jim Chalmers Crashes Housing in All the Wrong Places
Finally, Adam and Adir back together in person!
Episode 223: Xero Gets Whacked, 4DMedical’s Meme Stock Moment, SEN Circles ARN, Uber's Loyalty Lock Up, and Adam’s Safari Business Lessons
Kindle funnels, Uber One, Marxism, social democracy, Xero’s CEO share sale, SEN circling ARN, Jackie O, 4DMedical, Pro Medicus comparisons and meme stock valuations.
Episode 221: Nvidia’s AI Trade, Telstra’s Disaster, EasyJet’s Takeover Fight, Protein Mania, and TEG Loses the Plot
EasyJet and discount airlines, Telstra’s outage, Twinkies, protein mania, gambling, Norway’s sporting machine, WFH obesity, Nvidia and Fermi’s AI bubble, Bitcoin, TEG, Ticketek and Live Nation.