Founder
Paul Ragsdale, PhD
GP, Pure Driving Fund
Serial Automotive Founder and CEO
Team Owner - RSC Chimera, Formula Atlantic
Amateur Formula Mazda Driver
PhD, Genetics
GP, Pure Driving Fund
Serial Automotive Founder and CEO
Team Owner - RSC Chimera, Formula Atlantic
Amateur Formula Mazda Driver
PhD, Genetics
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Experience
The Starting Line
Founder
The Autoverse
Founder
One Less, Inc., dba Motus
Founder
Founder
Education
About
Achievements
- Founded an independent auto dealership in 2020 and took it from zero to $1.7M in revenue in 20 months
- Founded hypercar company in 2020, with racing team winning in the SCCA Formula Atlantic class and contending for its National Championship in 2022
- Founded The Autoverse in 2022 and took it from zero to over 200,000 social media impressions per month, in just five months
Describe the most impressive thing you've done.
Skills
Q&A
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
The Cold Start Problem by Andrew Chen
What's your favorite non-business book?
How Green Was My Valley
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
More angel investing
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Get therapy sooner
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Conceiving of and launching The Autoverse
What's your super power?
Problem solving
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
Email at [email protected]
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Finding, investing in, and mentoring entrepreneurial creators and artists
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
Analytical chemistry. Any time I have to clean something difficult, I'm thinking about the first principles I learned there. No other single class rises to this level, probably because I was in college/grad school for a total of 11 years.
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Get married
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
Dyslexia
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