In this episode, I'm speaking with Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion
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Topics:
00:00:00 - Intro
00:02:27 - Jay’s time at Tesla and career in tech
00:07:52 - Coming up with the idea for Tekion
00:11:21 - What did you learn from Elon?
00:13:39 - Tekion’s first deal
00:25:26 - What were the most shocking things you learned about dealership accounting systems?
00:33:25 - Putting a DMS into the cloud
00:36:58 - Are you building tech around current processes or are you looking ahead?
00:40:26 - What do your feedback loops look like?
00:41:48 - Tekion’s time owning dealerships and closing them down
00:50:09 - What does it take to create a genuine connection with an audience?
00:51:12 - Does anything keep you up at night?
00:52:58 - What are the biggest opportunities for Tekion?
00:58:47 - What’s the big-picture vision for your company?
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