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#25 Raising $47M to simplify car shipping, How RunBuggy makes money, …
This episode is brought to you by: KEYper Systems - Key Management Simplified. In this episode, I'm speaking with Kevin Malik, CEO of RunBuggy. 00:00 - Intro 01:54 - Kevin’s background 04:36 - Getting involved with RunBuggy 1...
#23 Vegas meeting w/ Michael Rubin, Economics of mobile car care, Tri…
In this episode, I’m speaking with Scot Wingo, Founder & CEO of Spiffy. 01:09 - Scot’s background 04:50 - The hardest business meeting ever 07:05 - Being a serial entrepreneur 15:41 - Trick to hiring technicians 20:08 - Lever...
#20 Selling a company for millions, Why most car sales are private pa…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Brad Parker, Founder & CEO of PrivateAuto . 00:00 Intro 01:05 Brad's background 04:55 What inspired Brad to build a P2P marketplace 16:25 Inside PrivateAuto's business 32:05 Why most trans...
#11 Acquiring the domain Cars.com, Signing up first 100 dealers, Puls…
In this episode, I’m speaking with Alex Vetter, co-founder and CEO of Cars.com.
00;00 - Intro
01:25 - Acquiring *the* domain
02:44 - 25th year anniversary
05:13 - Company background
09:08 - Keeping up with the pace of …
#10 Dealer's secret weapon, How ChatGPT will change the car business,…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Aharon Horwitz, co-founder and CEO of Fullpath. (00:00) Intro (01:23) Fullpath's story (03:45) What Fullpath does for dealers & consumers (06:20) Leveraging 1st-party data (13:56) Business metrics (16:56) Best/worst marketing strategies (22:20) How AI …
#9 Why we still have vehicle shortages, new and used car price predic…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jonathan Smoke, Chief Economist at Cox Automotive.
(00:00) Intro
(00:51) Our unique market environment
(04:12) Jonathan's background
(08:45) The Great Digitization
(11:46) That time CDG bought 50 Chevys at auction
(13:40) …
#7 EV lifespan secrets, Tesla prices impact on car dealerships, Inves…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Scott Case, co-founder and CEO of Recurrent.
(00:00) Intro
(00:56) EV battery reports? Recurrent's story
(02:37) What happens when your EV's warranty expires
(06:15) The truth behind EV …
#6 Carvana’s secret sauce, what’s next for auto lenders, pros/cons of…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Chris Coleman, co-founder and Head of Product at WithClutch.
(01:10) Chris' background
(03:21) Carlypso origin story
(07:11) Carvana acquires Carlypso
(13:11) Transitioning post-acquisition
(18:27) What is Carvana's edge?
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