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Our guest today is Nicholas Hinrichsen ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-hinrichsen-7b33874a/ ) , a Stanford MBA who built a digital platform for used car sales in 2013. He raised $2M in seed funding from angel investors and the startup accelerator YCombinator by 2015. After doing a pivot in the business model, sales took off and Nicholas and his co-founder Chris Coleman ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-coleman-a316696/ ) raised a $8M venture capital round. In 2017, the two founders sold their business to Carvana ( https://www.carvana.com/ ) , which was growing at a rapid pace. Nicholas and Chris stayed at Carvana for three years to see their vision come to fruition and left June of this year to start a new company. WithClutch.com ( https://www.withclutch.com/ ) is a FinTech platform to refinance your auto loan ( https://www.withclutch.com/faqs ). With just a few clicks you can save ( https://www.withclutch.com/auto-loan-refinance-calculator ) thousands of dollars, 100% online. In this episode we talked about his incredible journey building companies and raising capital. We also talk about business partnerships, credit and more. Enjoy! *Follow Nicholas* * LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-hinrichsen-7b33874a/ ) * WithClutch.com ( https://www.withclutch.com/ ) *Follow Jacob:* * Website ( https://www.jacob-harmon.com/ ) * LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmharmon/ ) * Twitter: @jacob_m_harmon ( https://twitter.com/jacob_m_harmon ) *Follow Kalob:* * LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/kalobvalle/ ) *Follow SuccessQuest:* * Website ( https://www.mysuccessquest.com/ ) * Blog ( https://www.mysuccessquest.com/content/blog ) * Facebook Page ( https://www.facebook.com/mysuccessquest/ ) * Community (Facebook Group) ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/successquesters/ ) * LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/company/mysuccessquest ) * Twitter: @MySuccessQuest ( https://twitter.com/MySuccessQuest ) * Instagram @MySuccessQuest ( https://www.instagram.com/mysuccessquest/ ) *Support SuccessQuest* We work incredibly hard to create our podcast, newsletter, Facebook group and more. ALL of these resources are 100% FREE and we wouldn't have it any other way. We believe that success should be accessible to everyone! Support our show ( https://www.mysuccessquest.com/support ) *Listen & Subscribe* * Apple Podcasts ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/successquest/id1462085350 ) * Google Podcasts ( https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hcGkucG9kY2FjaGUubmV0L3Nob3dzLzE2MWE0ZTFjLTdjMjgtNDI2My1iYWNkLTc5Y2M2YmMxMjg4Mi9mZWVk ) * Overcast ( https://overcast.fm/itunes1462085350/successquest-be-motivated-inspired-and-successful ) * Spotify ( https://open.spotify.com/show/15NQeTo25FNQ4mWtlt1KKR ) *We’d love to hear from you!* Have some feedback about the show? Feel free to reach out to us at podcast@MySuccessQuest.com. You can also rate us in Apple Podcasts ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/successquest-be-motivated-inspired-and-successful/id1462085350 ) or your favorite app to help more people discover the show!