This podcast features a fireside chat between Peter High and Jay Vijayan, the founder and CEO of Tekion and former CIO of Tesla. Jay discusses his journey from being the first CIO of Tesla to founding Tekion, driven by his early vision of cloud and SaaS. He shares his experiences at Tesla, where he helped build homegrown ERP systems and improve the car buying experience, which led him to identify the need for a better automotive retail experience. Jay explains Tekion's mission to revolutionize the automotive retail industry with its automotive retail cloud, enterprise cloud, and partner cloud, highlighting the integration of AI through the Tekion AI Copilot to enhance transparency and customer experience. He also offers advice to CIOs aspiring to become CEOs, drawing from his experiences and lessons learned from working with Elon Musk, emphasizing customer focus and product excellence.
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