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The a16z Show discusses Kavak: digital transformation

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even a company like Kavak where they sell used cars in Mexico, they've got this concept of a Jedi Academy where they're teaching everybody at the company, including the mechanics, how to use the new tools and technologies and kind of at the end of the six-week course, they ship a cutting-edge in-production agent.

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Quotes from the episode

  • “even a company like Kavak where they sell used cars in Mexico, they've got this concept of a Jedi Academy where they're teaching everybody at the company, including the mechanics, how to use the new tools and technologies and kind of at the end of the six-week course, they ship a cutting-edge in-production agent.”

    Anish AcharyaThe a16z ShowView

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Digital transformation

What this signalsWhat leaders say on podcasts often shows their current priorities.

Podcast
The a16z Show
Speaker
Anish Acharya
Speaker role
Third party
Event date
Sep 2026

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Timing
In progress
Recorded at estimate
2026-09

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Sep 14, 2026
signal_type
podcast-company
signal_subtype
digitalTransformation

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