• Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen: Global Shipping and Logistics

  • Apr 9 2024
  • Length: 53 mins
  • Podcast
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Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen: Global Shipping and Logistics

  • Summary

  • Ryan Petersen is the founder and CEO of Flexport, a unicorn international freight forwarding business. He’s also a Venture Partner at Founders Fund.

    In this episode of World of DaaS, Ryan and Auren discuss:

    • Supply chain breakdowns
    • Geopolitics of commercial shipping
    • Scaling freight forwarding businesses 10X
    • Deglobalization vs international trade
    • Returning to Flexport after stepping down as CEO
    • Why good CEOs micromanage


    World of DaaS is brought to you by SafeGraph & Flex Capital. For more episodes, visit worldofdaas.buzzsprout.com, and follow us @WorldOfDaaS.

    You can find Auren Hoffman on X at @auren and Ryan on X at @typesfast.

    Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)


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