Sam Zaid is the cofounder and CEO of Getaround which is a peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace that enables car owners to rent out their cars. The company has raised close to $600 million from top tier investors which include General Catalyst, Menlo Ventures, Redpoint, Bpifrance, Correlation Ventures, and Tuesday Capital to name a few. In this episode, you will learn: A future in which all cars are shared How little we really use our vehicles today Hacking your way into TechCrunch Disrupt Sam’s top two tips for aspiring founders SUBSCRIBE ON: For a winning deck, take a look at the pitch deck template created by Silicon Valley legend, Peter Thiel (see it here) that I recently covered. Thiel was the first angel investor in Facebook with a $500K check that turned into more than $1 billion in cash. Moreover, I also provided a commentary on a pitch deck from an Uber competitor that has raised over $400 million (see it here). Remember to unlock for free the pitch deck template that is being used by founders around the world to raise millions below. About Sam Zaid: Sam Zaid is Founder & CEO at Getaround, a community marketplace for sharing underutilized personal vehicles. Sam Zaid is a 2008 Microsoft Code Award winner, an E&Y Entrepreneur of the Year 2009, a Google Scholarship recipient and alumni of the Singularity University Graduate Studies Program in artificial intelligence and robotics. Sam Zaid is an active member of the technology community, and a co-founder of Fresh Founders, a club for young technology entrepreneurs. Sam Zaid holds a degree in Engineering Physics with First-Class Distinction from Queen’s University. Connect with Sam Zaid: * Crunchbase * LinkedIn * Twitter * Facebook * * * FULL TRANSCRIPTION OF THE INTERVIEW: Alejandro: Alrighty. Hello everyone, and welcome to the DealMakers show. Today we have a serial founder, and the journey that he has is remarkable – building, scaling, exiting, and you name it, and everything in-between. So without further ado, I’d like to welcome our guest today. Sam Zaid, welcome to the show. Sam Zaid: Thank you. I’m excited to be here. Alejandro: So, originally born in a small town in England, a place called York. How was life growing up there? Sam Zaid: It’s a beautiful town,
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