The Contrarian Digest [Week 6]

The Contrarian Digest is my weekly pick of LinkedIn posts I couldn’t ignore. Smart ideas, bold perspectives, or conversations worth having.

No algorithms, no hype… Just real ideas worth your time.

Let’s dive in [6th Edition] 👇

1️⃣ Stop Hiding Behind Your Hobby – Dan Koe

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: Creating something you love is the easy part. The hard part? Letting OTHERS SEE IT. But if no one’s paying for it, it’s not a business—it’s a fantasy.

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/eyNXGJW7

2️⃣ Why Partners Can’t Fix Their Own Model – Usman Sheikh

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: EY’s $700M failure isn’t just bad strategy—it’s the partner model collapsing under its own weight. Here’s why the system designed to protect firms is now breaking them

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/erS5GCc3
💭𝐌𝐲 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞: Evolutionary biology & Fixing the Partner model – https://lnkd.in/eftnKBQV

3️⃣ Cultural Fluency in Action – Oriane Cohen

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: Fasting for 45 hours before an interview? Lex Fridman’s powerful move with Indian Prime Minister Modi reveals created CONNECTION no rehearsed question could achieve.

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/e8htGJU6

4️⃣ From Flipping Burgers to Flipping Businesses – Jon Davids

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: From buying distressed Burger King franchises to a $3.3B empire of restaurants, funeral homes, tire shops, gyms, etc.—they got rich fixing businesses nobody wanted.

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/eKNEyFJQ

5️⃣ Coffee Calls That Convert – Matt Lakajev

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: While you’re tweaking your LinkedIn profile for the 50th time, smarter people are having actual conversations that turn into business. Here’s how.

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/egh6Wtkm

6️⃣ The 10 Forces Rewriting the World – Jimmy Acton

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: These 10 Megatrends aren’t just predictions—they’re already reshaping industries while most leaders are stuck in yesterday’s thinking.

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/eXmQcFmB

7️⃣ Buying Companies for Their “SEO Juice” – Tom Hunt

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: Most acquisition strategies ignore this “digital goldmine.” 17 SEO-driven acquisitions later, Fame now acquires customers with ease –and at a fraction of the cost– where others struggle.

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/ex_rJBZk

8️⃣ The Silent Giant: Baillie Gifford‘s Investment Playbook – Harry Stebbings & Peter Singlehurst

⚡𝐈𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐟: $217B under management. Tesla, ByteDance, Airbnb in their portfolio. Yet nobody talks about this massive but surprisingly low-profile investment firm.

🗞️𝐅𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭: https://lnkd.in/eac7qKp9

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Which of these topics resonates with you the most?
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To your success,

Gaetan Portaels

Original publication date — March 24, 2025 (HERE)