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Doug & Tristan Batie with Carve AutoLab

Doug & Tristan Batie with Carve AutoLab

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We’re joined by Doug and Tristan Batie to talk about their new joint family venture: Carve AutoLab, an automotive market intelligence company that simplifies the car buying process. They share the story of how each of them decided to start this together and how they've navigated the tension between of being father / son co-owners.

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If you are a family business owner or small business owner looking for:

  • Guidance on starting a business with your son
  • Direction on balancing ambition and humility
  • OR looking to be better informed about the car buying experience

This conversation will give you a real, behind-the-scenes look at what that actually takes.

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00:00 Stats about Family Business
1:09 Starting Carve AutoLab
17:30 Who is Carve AutoLab for?
38:30 Ambition vs. humilty
43:00 Unique rewards of working together
59:00 Advice to father / son looking to partner together

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On Cornerstone Conversations, we explore the unique dynamic of fathers and sons who work together, whether they built something from scratch or carried something forward.

Our mission is to create a space for intentional conversation and storytelling around family business transitions and legacy by enabling more dads to see working with their kids as a discipleship opportunity and more sons to see working with dad as an honor, not a handout.

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