Do school results actually matter?

Employee Ownership Transitions

The greatest Australian invention

Happy Saturday! We’re answering another batch of your questions this week.

This week you asked:

🧠 How should someone with a strong career but average academic results explain ADHD and employability concerns to a potential employer?

🤝 Should Australia adopt broader employee ownership models to help workers build wealth and support retiring SME owners?

🇦🇺 What is Australia’s greatest invention in terms of global impact or global good?

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Happy Saturday! We&rsquo;re answering another batch of your questions this week.
This week you asked:
🧠 How should someone with a strong career but average academic results explain ADHD and employability concerns to a potential employer?
🤝 Should Australia adopt broader employee ownership models to help workers build wealth and support retiring SME owners?
🇦🇺 What is Australia&rsquo;s greatest invention in terms of global impact or global good?
Have something you want Adam and Adir to answer next? Drop it in the comments!
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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.

The Contrarians with Adam and Adir

Ask Us Anything: How do you explain average grades? + Should workers own more of the businesses they help build?

San Francisco, Waymo and Zoox

Figma, AI and the API Boom

Lovable’s $13bn Valuation

Contrarians Live Show Announcement

LinkedIn’s Algorithm Problem

DEF CON, Hackers and Cybersecurity

John Stensholt on Tech Bros and Atlassian

Adam and Adir unpack San Francisco’s AI-fuelled tech boom, from Waymo and Zoox to Figma’s aggressive push and Lovable’s wild valuation. Later, Adir explains what DEF CON reveals about modern cybersecurity, before John Stensholt joins to discuss Tech Bros, Atlassian’s founder breakup and the strange billionaire world of Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.

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John Stensholt's book 'Tech Bros' is available now: https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9781460769492

00:00 - San Francisco, Waymo and Zoox
08:00 - Figma, AI and the API Boom
17:15 - Lovable’s $13bn Valuation
21:45 - Contrarians Live Show Announcement
26:30 - LinkedIn’s Algorithm Problem
31:30 - DEF CON, Hackers and Cybersecurity
51:15 - John Stensholt on Tech Bros and Atlassian

Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/

Adam and Adir unpack San Francisco&rsquo;s AI-fuelled tech boom, from Waymo and Zoox to Figma&rsquo;s aggressive push and Lovable&rsquo;s wild valuation. Later, Adir explains what DEF CON reveals about modern cybersecurity, before John Stensholt joins to discuss Tech Bros, Atlassian&rsquo;s founder breakup and the strange billionaire world of Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.
GET YOUR TICKET TO THE CONTRARIANS LIVE! <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/the-contrarians-live">https://events.humanitix.com/the-contrarians-live</a>
John Stensholt's book 'Tech Bros' is available now: <a href="https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9781460769492">https://harpercollins.com.au/products/9781460769492</a>
00:00 - San Francisco, Waymo and Zoox 08:00 - Figma, AI and the API Boom 17:15 - Lovable&rsquo;s $13bn Valuation 21:45 - Contrarians Live Show Announcement 26:30 - LinkedIn&rsquo;s Algorithm Problem 31:30 - DEF CON, Hackers and Cybersecurity 51:15 - John Stensholt on Tech Bros and Atlassian
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Tech Bros Goes Off, DEF CON Hackers, Waymo vs Zoox, and The LinkedIn Algorithm

Hear Blackbird's Rick Baker, Airtree's Craig Blair and Jelix's Ian Gardiner discuss the AI Bubble, CGT Founder Chaos and Australia's Startup Future

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Hear Blackbird's Rick Baker, Airtree's Craig Blair and Jelix's Ian Gardiner discuss the AI Bubble, CGT Founder Chaos and Australia's Startup Future
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Australia's Most Powerful VCs Join the Pod

Las Vegas

Zoox

Xero Vegas Ad and CEO Problem

Victorian Labor and WFH Laws

Delta One

Jetstar's Carry On Fees

Canva's AI Crisis

Atlassian

Adam and Adir discuss Zoox, Waymo, autonomous cars, Xero’s strange Vegas advertising, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Victoria’s work-from-home laws, Delta One, airline lounges, Jetstar’s carry-on bag crackdown, Ryanair, Canva’s slowing growth, AI design tools, Claude, OpenAI, Figma, Atlassian’s profit pivot and the future of Australia’s biggest tech companies.

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Adam and Adir discuss Zoox, Waymo, autonomous cars, Xero&rsquo;s strange Vegas advertising, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Victoria&rsquo;s work-from-home laws, Delta One, airline lounges, Jetstar&rsquo;s carry-on bag crackdown, Ryanair, Canva&rsquo;s slowing growth, AI design tools, Claude, OpenAI, Figma, Atlassian&rsquo;s profit pivot and the future of Australia&rsquo;s biggest tech companies.
Join us on Substack for articles, news and more: https://www.thecontrarianspod.com/

Ask Us Anything: How do you explain average grades? + Should workers own more of the businesses they help build?

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