Business
George Arison is the Co-founder of Shift which is an online market place that's disrupting the $1.4 Trillion used car industry. He is an immigrant from Eurasia, George moved from the United States as a teenager and become the first student from a Soviet Union to attend a private US High School. From there he went out and work for Google before going out and co-founded his first on-demand mobile transportation booking technology Taxi Magic which is now known as Curb, 2 years before Uber was even created. George loves when technology was able to solve day-to-day problems and he spent his career creating the space and possibilities for it to do so. During the interview we discuss: 2:01 - George shares his story on how Taxi Magic was co-founded and how they developed the niche for it. 6:54 - What is Shift? What does it do and How big it is as a company today? 10:37 - What should businesses do moving forward as we face this crisis? 14:49 - We talked about how to position yourself for venture capital during or after the crisis? 18:29 - Things you need to do and consider if you want to raise money in this climate. 19:49 - What options should I look at during this downtime? 21:52 - Should I open a business during a recession?. 24:27 - George shares his favorite growth tool/software. 25:13 - He recommended one of his favorite book to us. PLUS a whole lot more. George's Websites: www.shift.com Connect with George on LinkedIn Follow George on Twitter ------------------- If you enjoyed this episode, please RATE / REVIEW and SUBSCRIBE to ensure you never miss an episode. Connect with Dennis Brown AskDennisBrown.com LinkedIn Twitter Instagram [Free Giveaways]