
The best companies start as ideas most people dismiss.
On the Contra podcast, Aabhas Khanna, Partner at MyAsiaVC, talks to the founders, operators, and investors who bet against consensus—and were right.
Each episode unpacks how they thought differently, what they saw that others missed, and what contrarian bets are forming right now.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 3 | Founded | 3 months ago |
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