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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)
WithGeorge Arison
MentionsBill Gurley
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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… More on the show's page
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E1120: Shift Co-CEO George Arison on going public via SPAC, lessons from building Uber's predecessor & innovating in the massive used car market
WithGeorge Arison
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Check out Shift: https://shift.com FOLLOW George: https://twitter.com/georgearison FOLLOW Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis More on the show's page
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In this episode of StrictlyVc Download, Connie and Alex sit down with Grindr CEO George Arison to talk about how he’s transformed the company since taking over in 2022 and where he wants to take it next. Arison discusses Grindr’s rapid growth, why roughly 80% of its code is now written by AI, and…
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George Arison is the CEO of Grindr. The app that results in 40% of lesbian and gay marriages, the average user uses the app for 1 hour per day and sends more messages on Grindr than they do Whatsapp. The company will do over $300M in revenue in 2024 with a 40% EBITDA margin. One of the insane… More on the show's page
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E1120 featuring Shift's George Arison: https://rb.gy/bofuxg E1121 featuring Upfront Ventures' Mark Suster: https://rb.gy/itau5m Follow Jason: https://linktr.ee/calacanis More on the show's page
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