#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Pulse on the car market, EVs, DTC, Disrupting vehicle trade-ins | Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars.com

<p>In this episode, I’m speaking with Alex Vetter, co-founder and CEO of Cars.com.</p>
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<p>00;00 - Intro</p>
<p>01:25 - Acquiring *the* domain</p>
<p>02:44 - 25th year anniversary</p>
<p>05:13 - Company background</p>
<p>09:08 - Keeping up with the pace of tech</p>
<p>12:03 - Tailwinds &amp; headwinds</p>
<p>13:24 - Where are we headed as an industry</p>
<p>18:38 - EV search share</p>
<p>21:38 - Direct-to-Consumer</p>
<p>26:07 - Wholesale and Retail</p>
<p>36:31 - Leaning into AI</p>
<p>40:13 - The Future of Cars.com</p>
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<p>Find Alex on Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/tavetter" rel="noopener noreferer" target="_blank">@tavetter</a>.</p>
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