Cochlear Crashes, Firmus IPO Drama, Self Driving vs Flying, Batteries Step Up, Uber x Expedia, Ghost Buses and the Experience Economy
From The Contrarians with Adam and Adir by Adam Schwab and Adir Shiffman
May 4, 2026 · 1h 40m · Season 1 · Episode 201
About this episode
The episode discusses various topics including Cochlear's profit downgrade, Firmus IPO challenges, and advancements in self-driving technology and battery technology.
The guys discuss Cochlear's horrific profit downgrade, Firmus IPO hopes up in smoke (for now), self driving to challenge air travel, battery technology goes large and Uber and Expedia get close. 00:00 - Blackbird's Sunrise Start Up Event 13:40 - Firmus 32:50 - Uber x Expedia 42:55 - Public Transport 44:55 - CATL 53:36 - Self Driving vs. Flying 1:02:46 - Experience Economy 1:12:57 - Cochlea Deep Dive Thanks for listening! Join us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-contrarians-with-adam-and-adir-podcast See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
People in this episode
Hosts: Adam Schwab, Adir Shiffman
Topics covered
- Cochlear profit downgrade
- Firmus IPO
- Self driving technology
- Battery technology
- Uber and Expedia partnership
- Public transport
- Experience economy
Keywords
- Cochlear
- Firmus
- self driving
- Uber
- Expedia
- battery technology
- public transport
- experience economy
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Cochlear, Firmus, Uber, Expedia, CATL
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