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Podcast: The Full Ratchet (TFR): Venture Capital and Startup Investing Demystified
Episode: 254. Going Public via SPACs and PIPEs, The First Mover in Ridesharing That Lost to Uber, and Building the Online Marketplace for Used Cars, Shift (George Arison)
Description: George Arison of Shift joins Nick to discuss Going Public via SPACs and PIPEs, The First Mover in Ridesharing That Lost to Uber, and Building the Online Marketplace for Used Cars, Shift. In this episode, we cover: Walk us through your background and path to tech. What was the outcome of taxi magic? Shut down? When you spoke with Bill Gurley - rumor has it he pushed back on the model. Did you consider switching? What is Shift? How are you different than Carvana? How accurately can you price a car sight unseen? It feels like you are e...