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IP Interview
Published January 19, 2021

Vroom, Carvana, & Optimising Vertical Integration

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Executive Bio

Elie Wurtman

Cofounder at Vroom

Why is this interview interesting?

  • How data science is at the heart of Vroom’s business model
  • Why Vroom started selling only low mileage, later models
  • How to think about optimising vertical integration
  • Why reconditioning is potentially less important than last mile logistics for online used car platforms
  • How Carmax could compete with online retailers
  • Limitations to online players scaling to 1-2m retail units sold per year

Interview Transcript

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