#58 Leadership lessons from working for Elon, Raising millions to reimagine the dealership, why he has no exit plan | Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion
Feb 15, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Episode description
In this episode, I'm speaking with Jay Vijayan, CEO of Tekion
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Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:02:34) - Jay’s time at Tesla and career in tech
(00:07:51) - Coming up with the idea for Tekion
(00:11:26) - What did you learn from Elon?
(00:13:45) - Tekion’s first deal
(00:25:29) - What were the most shocking things you learned about dealership accounting systems?
(00:33:27) - Putting a DMS into the cloud
(00:36:43) - Are you building tech around current processes or are you looking ahead?
(00:40:27) - What do your feedback loops look like?
(00:42:02) - Tekion’s time owning dealerships and closing them down
(00:49:54) - What does it take to create a genuine connection with an audience?
(00:51:00) - Does anything keep you up at night?
(00:52:46) - What are the biggest opportunities for Tekion?
(00:58:52) - What’s the big-picture vision for your company?
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