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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Painter, who was previously CEO and founder of TrueCar, and has a long history in the automotive purchasing and financing industry, sat down with us to discuss Fair, what he learned at TrueCar, and how he hopes Fair will transform the auto industry. What lessons did you learn from TrueCar, which are you are applying here?

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Tech Zulu Event

JULY 28, 2015

Truly a sight to see, TrueCar brings L.E.D. Utilizing technological innovations spun out of the renowned MIT Media Labs and visual artistry by GMUNK , TrueCar is melding the company’s data analysis and visualization abilities with new, entertainment technology. The TrueCar L.E.D. “TrueCar L.E.D.

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Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 4, 2011

They have a mobile app and I felt like it crashed too much for my liking. 4 times / 100 means if a customer uses your app frequently (say 10-20 times / day) then they are crashing nearly every day. Customer Acquisition. Do you have a customer referral program? How do the mobile customers break down by device type?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 12, 2013

He shared tons of information about how how they were using marketing to quantitatively make marketing decisions at HauteLook and acquire customers for prices that were far cheaper than similar companies. On each subsequent meeting I’d learn a little bit more.

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Both Sides of the Table

JANUARY 16, 2012

For example, if you’re looking to approach Kleiner Perkins it’s worth knowing that my friend Matt Murphy runs their iFund and therefore is the in-house expert on all things mobile. He knows the history of all of the payment gateways, mobile payment platforms, credit offerings, remittance companies, etc. Test interest.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

If you hit a groove on funding and customer growth it does become a challenge to ramp quickly. In San Diego you have Qualcomm so an entire mobile industry has been spawned. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). Hit some bumps in the road? Outside the Valley we have struggles, too.

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