Jimmy Douglas is the founder and CEO of Plug, an online marketplace that facilitates wholesale buying and selling of used EVs among a network of dealers and fleet operators. Jimmy brings unique expertise due to years of experience at the helm of the world's largest EV remarketing operation at Tesla, a career that originates on the front lines of dealership f ... Show More
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Matt Leone: How DriveCentric Is Changing the Way Dealers Win Customers (Part 2)
If you listened to part one, you know where Matt Leone came from.Now it's time to talk about where he's taking the industry.In part two, we get into the conversation that I think every dealer, every GM, and every person making technology decisions in this business needs to hear. ... Show More
55m 4s
Jul 2
25 Questions Every Entrepreneur Should Ask Themselves (Part 1)
Most entrepreneurs won't fail because of the economy. They won't fail because of competitors, funding, or bad timing. They'll fail because they never asked themselves the questions that actually matter, and by the time reality forces the answer, it's too late.In Part 1 of this 5- ... Show More
17m 13s
Dec 2022
The State of the Global Automobile Market – with Jim Rowan, CEO of Volvo
Jim Rowan, the CEO of Volvo, joins Scott to discuss the state of play in the global automobile market including the rise of electric vehicles, disruptions to the traditional automakers, and the winners and losers in the space.
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42m 56s
Sep 2023
Doug Demuro on Analyzing the Car Industry, Creator-Led Businesses, and Porsche Episode Follow Up
While preparing for our Porsche episode with Doug DeMuro, we had a lot more than Porsche to discuss… but the episode was already over 3 hours! We decided to save the rest for its own episode, released here on ACQ2. Doug helped us understand what’s going on with the car industry s ... Show More
1h 25m
Feb 2025
What the EV Industry’s Challenges Reveal About Innovation and Regulation
Many consumers are buying electric vehicles, thanks to sportscar-like performance, government incentives, and personal motivations to minimize climate change. But the EV industry overall has revved and sputtered in unpredictable ways and offers a case study in managing innovation ... Show More
26m 24s
Oct 2023
Watts up with EV charging: An entrepreneur’s view from ground zero
Leye (Cornelius) Makanjuola, Oxford Saïd MBA and host discusses the EV charging market with Folasade Ayoola, a fellow student and entrepreneur. In this episode, Fola Ayoola delves into her experience co-building ElectricFish, a climate tech company building distributed energy sto ... Show More
32m 22s