Ep.553 ~ Two Guys in Their 20’s Built a $5 BILLION Self-Driving Trucking Company ~ Alex Rodrigues

Ep.553 ~ Two Guys in Their 20’s Built a $5 BILLION Self-Driving Trucking Company ~ Alex Rodrigues

Author: Chris Reynolds December 14, 2022 Duration: 1:03:44
Our guest is a 26-year old innovator and entrepreneur who is the co-founder of the $5 Billion self-driving semi-truck company in the world, Embark Trucks. His name is Alex Rodrigues and his company Embark is setting a precedent for self-driving semi-truck around the world.   Alex is going to talk with us about building this company and changing the world, one self-driving semi-truck at a time   02:04    Micro-High Performance Episodes 02:46    Events and Trips For Entrepreneurs 03:38    Seasoned Business Minds Group 04:12    Guest Introduction 05:22   The Platform Agnostic Design Trucks 06:23  An Average 26 year old with a Huge Company that's Changing the World 10:08   Robotics World Championship 12:43   Bedtime Business Journal 15:44  The Passion for Creating Value for People 19:02  Alex’s Realization to Build a Business with a Self-Driving Truck 22:09  The 333 Business Idea Philosophy 27:09  Dropping Out of College to Build Something 29:03  Y Combinator Experience 33:52  Setting Business Strategy and Call Bullsh*t 35:29  Maintaining Business Relationship and Friendship 39:21   Embark Trucking  Business Phases 42:40  The Truck Transfer Program 47:30  Alex’s Day-to Day Routine 50:16  The Unique Technology of Embark 55:45  Rule of Thumb when a Successful Company Goes Live in Public   Contact Info: https://embarktrucks.com/   Subscribe to the Podcast:  🎧 Website:  https://thebusinessmethod.com/alex-rodrigues 🍏 Apple Podcasts:  http://bit.ly/TheBusinessMethod 💻 Google Podcasts:  http://bit.ly/TheBusinessMethodGooglePodcasts 🎙Spotify:  http://bit.ly/SpotifyTheBusinessMethod   Follow Chris Reynolds on Social Media: Instagram: @chrisreynoldslive  Facebook: @chrisreynoldslive  YouTube: @chrisreynoldslive LinkedIn: @chrisreynoldslive

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