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#36 Car market predictions, Alex's acquisition playbook, Solving soft…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Alex Vetter, CEO of Cars Commerce . This episode is brought to you by: Cars Commerce - The platform to simplify everything about buying and selling cars. Learn more at carscommerce.inc AutoF...
#35 Raising $300M+ for automotive venture capital, Rise and fall of V…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Chase Fraser, Founder & Managing Partner at FM Capital . This episode is brought to you by: AutoFi - AutoFi empowers your team with digital retail technology that accelerates the sale. Learn...
#27 State of auto lending, Best and worst car deals, UAW strike, #1 i…
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#22 Gatekeepers of Automotive media, Carvana avoiding bankruptcy, Int…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Cliff Banks, Founder of The Banks Report. 00:00 - Intro 01:38 - Cliff’s background 08:30 - The Fate of Carvana 16:40 - What’s next for the used car dealer? 34:10 - Are new car prices sustain...
#21 Secrets of buying and selling dealerships, Best and worst auto fr…
In this episode, I'm speaking with Alan Haig, President & Founder of Haig Partners, LLC. 00:00 - Intro 01:51 - Alan's background 10:07 - The journey to founding Haig Partners 20:21 - The state of dealership M&A 50:11 - Best &...
#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…
#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…
#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."…