Greenfield

Automotive Ventures
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Greenfield is a podcast for founders, investors, and operators navigating the future of mobility. Hosted by Steve Greenfield, General Partner at Automotive Ventures, the show offers a clear, disciplined perspective on the technologies, retail innovations, and market forces reshaping how people and goods move. Understand the signals that Steve and his team at Automotive Ventures are seeing across thousands of startups each year: where capital is flowing, which trends actually matter, and how value will shift over the next decade.

Episodes

  1. Jun 30

    The Founder Who Refused to Go Back | Danny Zaslavsky, CEO of VINCUE

    Inventory management has become one of the biggest competitive advantages for modern car dealerships. In this episode of the Greenfield Podcast, Steve Greenfield sits down with Danny Zaslavsky, co-founder of VINCUE, to discuss how artificial intelligen...

    The Founder Who Refused to Go Back | Danny Zaslavsky, CEO of VINCUE

  2. Jun 23

    The Future of The Service Department Is Proactive | McKenna Valley, SparkServ

    What if the biggest growth opportunity in automotive isn't selling more cars—it's bringing customers back to service before they ever think about going somewhere else? McKenna Valley, co-founder of SparkServ, joins Greenfield to discuss how a simple co...

    The Future of The Service Department Is Proactive | McKenna Valley, SparkServ

  3. Jun 16

    Why AI Will Reshape Car Buying More Than Mobile Did | Corey Lydstone, CarGenius AI

    When the next platform shift hits automotive, Corey Lydstone will be ready. He's seen this movie before. He built Autolist during the transition from desktop to mobile, grew it into one of the industry's leading mobile shopping platforms, and ultimatel...

    Why AI Will Reshape Car Buying More Than Mobile Did | Corey Lydstone, CarGenius AI

  4. Apr 28

    The Infrastructure Behind Moving 50 Million Students Every School Day

    What looks like a simple system is anything but. School transportation is the largest mass transit network in the United States, moving 50 million students daily, yet it still runs on outdated processes with zero margin for error. In this episode, Keit...

    The Infrastructure Behind Moving 50 Million Students Every School Day

  5. Mar 31

    The $28B Problem Dealers Still Handle Like It’s 1945

    Warranty processing is one of the largest profit leaks in automotive retail, and almost no one talks about it. Jim Roche, Founder and CEO of WarrCloud, breaks down how a $28 billion industry is still being managed with manual processes, paper trails, a...

    The $28B Problem Dealers Still Handle Like It’s 1945

  6. Mar 24

    Why ADAS Calibration Is the Next Automotive Goldmine

    The automotive industry spent a decade building self-driving technology. Now comes the harder part: maintaining it. In this episode, Kinetic co-founder and CEO Nikhil Naikal breaks down how modern vehicles have quietly transformed into software-defined...

    Why ADAS Calibration Is the Next Automotive Goldmine

  7. Mar 17

    How Steve Greenfield Built Automotive Ventures From Scratch

    Automotive Ventures didn’t start as a venture fund. It started as two operators trying to figure out how to help founders. In this first episode of Greenfield, Automotive Ventures General Partner Steve Greenfield and Venture Principle Justin Charbonnea...

    How Steve Greenfield Built Automotive Ventures From Scratch

  8. Feb 26

    What To Expect From The Greenfield Podcast

    Greenfield is a podcast for founders, investors, and operators navigating the future of mobility. Hosted by Steve Greenfield, General Partner of Automotive Ventures, the show offers a clear, disciplined perspective on the technologies, retail innovatio...

    What To Expect From The Greenfield Podcast
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Greenfield is a podcast for founders, investors, and operators navigating the future of mobility. Hosted by Steve Greenfield, General Partner at Automotive Ventures, the show offers a clear, disciplined perspective on the technologies, retail innovations, and market forces reshaping how people and goods move. Understand the signals that Steve and his team at Automotive Ventures are seeing across thousands of startups each year: where capital is flowing, which trends actually matter, and how value will shift over the next decade.

Information

  • Creator
    Automotive Ventures
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Automotive Ventures
  • Show Website
    Greenfield