How Does Fordx Look at New Ideas?

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Ford x: Can your existing team have the passion? One of the things that, you know, jason, as doing the accelerator and being an investor in start ups is the passion of the founders. How does ford x look at coming up with new ideas and which ideas to bring into the accelerator and invest in? I believe you invested in this company, cabana, that's doing the vans, the conversion vans. That was a personal investment. And then back to that original question, you know, how does fordx look at new ideas and either rating ideas or figuring out where to were to back founders?...

0:52 Jason intros Ford X's Sunny Madra
4:39 How Sunny got his start in Accelerators working on Tinder with Hatch Labs at IAC
11:47 What is Ford X's thesis on mobility and how do they decide whether to buy or build a company?
16:18 How does Ford X evaluate new ideas & how do they source talent? Sunny speaks about his personal investment in Cabana
22:56 Going from idea to product at a large corporation like Ford
29:29 Assessing risk-taking in early-stage ventures at a major company
35:02 How COVID has impacted Ford's stance on mobility & micro-mobility
42:10 Thoughts on bikes, car subscriptions, Ford's resilient commercial business
50:36 Ford's movement in the EV & autonomous vehicle space