The contrarian-by-default
All opinions are unpopular opinions. Reliably defends the consensus position as if it were rebellious.
Signature phrase: “Unpopular opinion: meetings are good actually.”
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58Mark Ritson
Marketing columnist · founder, Mini MBA in Marketing
02
55Aaron Levie
Co-founder & CEO, Box
03
55Mark Penn
Chairman & CEO, Stagwell
04
53Mark Cuban
Founder, Cost Plus Drugs · Shark Tank investor
05
53Sir Martin Sorrell
Founder & Executive Chairman, S4 Capital
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51Nick Law
Creative chairperson, Accenture Song
07
51Joe Burns
Founder, Quality Meats Creative
08
50Andy Pearson
VP of creative, Liquid Death
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41Andrew Tindall
The World’s Best Ads & Why They Work | Chief Growth Officer @ System1 | Marketing Effectiveness
Editor’s note
The contrarian take is, on inspection, the consensus on a slight delay. We track not the take itself but the framing of the take as brave.
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