POWERS #343 - Yossi Levi - Founder @ CarDealershipGuy - Taking the Auto Industry By Storm
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Mar 19, 2024 
Yossi Levi discusses his journey to building Car Dealership Guy, driving growth on social media. Topics include making CDG a full-time business, the value of podcasts, and the future of the car industry.
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From A 10‑Car Lot To Running Operations
- Yossi grew up working on his father's 10-car used car lot and ran the digital side while in college.
- He chose to stay and scale the family business instead of taking a corporate powerpoint role at Subaru of America.
Raising Capital To Build Gettacar
- In 2018 Yossi raised a $5M seed to build Gettacar, an online auto retailer focused on subprime buyers.
- He personally led tech and fundraising from a small used car office to launch the venture-backed startup.
The Rise And The Downsize
- Gettacar scaled to $83M in sales and raised $55M but hit operational limits and market headwinds after mid‑2021.
- An M&A process fell through and the company entered a painful downsize, returning capital and winding down operations.