Arison: Shift's pre-IPO unit economics are much stronger than Carvana's were
George Arison · 1698 Shift Sells $200m Worth of Cars, Makes $30m, $225m Equity Raised, IPO Next? · Mar 18, 2020 · at 12:31
George Arison, co-founder of used car marketplace Shift, compares Shift's unit economics to Carvana's pre-IPO performance.
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“Our unit economics generally have been a lot stronger than theirs were prior to IPO.”
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