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#14 Family entrepreneurship, Building and exiting two startups, Simpl…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Pat Ryan, Founder and CEO of CoPilot . 00:00 - Intro 01:13 - Pat's background 10:33 - Family entrepreneurship 14:22 - Building & selling two companies 20:26 - Founding CoPilot 25:47 - How Co...
#13 Subscribing vs Owning, How Autonomy makes money, Future of mobili…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Scott Painter, Founder and CEO of Autonomy.
#12 Art of appraising cars, How much money auto wholesalers make, Car…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Chad Cunningham, aka WholesaleChad, an exotic car buyer with GiveMeTheVIN.
00:00 - Intro
01:49 - Chad's background
05:48 - How wholesaling works
13:31 - Achieving consistent profitability
17:17 - The "vibe&q…
#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 tech
12:03 - Tailwinds…
#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 can …
#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 aucti…
#8 How much money dealers make, Secret to acquiring 15 car dealership…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jake Lebowitz of Raceway Auto Group in New Jersey. We talk about how much he makes as a dealer, his secret method for acquiring 15 car dealerships, the most profitable customers, why he won't touch Ford dealerships, and tricks to get the best car deal.
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#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 warr…
#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 Carlyp…
#5 Future of car-buying, will small dealers go extinct, investment op…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Steve Greenfield, Founder/CEO of Automotive Ventures and author of the book "The Future of Automotive Retail."…
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