Thanks for your advice and it is better to understand the industry from the inside and how it works. I find this very helpful. How would you suggest finding a dealer that is looking for an AI guru partner?
Thanks. I really appreciate this feedback.
A young entrepreneur seeking to build a solution for independent car dealers identifies **inventory sourcing** as their primary pain point—specifically the disadvantage independents face versus franchised dealers in accessing quality vehicles at competitive prices. After proposing an AI-driven recommendation system to optimize inventory purchasing, an experienced dealer manager advises him to skip the theoretical stage and instead embed himself directly in a dealership operation to understand the real operational dynamics before building. The key insight is that domain expertise from actual dealership experience is essential; no amount of market research substitutes for hands-on knowledge of why solutions succeed or fail in practice.
