Just Go Grind Podcast: Car Repair Service In Your Driveway With RepairSmith​

Justin Gordon
Justin Gordon is the founder of "Just Go Grind" and host of the "Just Go Grind Podcast," a daily show with more than 200 episodes featuring interviews with entrepreneurs and investors. He has an MBA from USC, is an aspiring runner with a 1:29 half marathon personal best, and wants to help one billion people in his lifetime.
Just Go Grind Podcast: Car Repair Service In Your Driveway With RepairSmith​
RepairSmith

On this week's episode of Just Go Grind, hear from Joel Milne, the CEO of RepairSmith, the first and only full-service mobile delivery solution for car repair and maintenance, launched in Los Angeles in 2018.


Key Takeaways:

  • RepairSmith defines its company culture by what motivates people most: mastery, autonomy and purpose.
  • RepairSmith made the decision to hire all its car technicians as employees, rather than source from a marketplace, to ensure better quality of service.

The willingness to pay the delivery fee is still pretty darn low. Amazon has ruined that for for the world.

— Joel Milne, RepairSmith

Joel Milne is a serial technology entrepreneur. He cofounded four venture-backed technology startups and brings a lifetime of experience building and operating technology companies to RepairSmith. Milne has served as CEO, COO and CTO for his previous companies, having raised over $100M in venture financing and scaled multiple businesses nationally.

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