Freight Forwarding Industry

topic on 3 shows · 3 statements across 3 episodes

the Y Combinator Startup Podcast Big Technology 20VC

3 statements about Freight Forwarding Industry, every show

BIG TECHNOLOGY Prediction Not checkable as stated
Petersen: Flexport could automate 20% of human freight tasks per year
“We have members of our team who are not hype, They're not subject to hype. Very, you know, realistic living and reality types of engineering leaders who are really believe that we're on the verge of some breakthroughs within our own business of automating, lik…”
Ryan Petersen Mar 6, 2024 ▶ 54:14 Is it Flexport + Shopify vs. Amazon? — With Ryan Petersen
20VC Insight
Petersen: Freight forwarding jargon is a rookie detector to overcharge customers
“There's a lot of arcane terminology, kind of code words, acronyms. And now my working model is these are rookie detectors so they can figure out whether or not I know anything. And if I can't, they can charge me a lot of money.”
Ryan Petersen Nov 13, 2023 ▶ 3:12 Ryan Petersen: Why Velocity not Speed is Most Important in Company Building | E1081 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Y COMBINATOR Assertion Contradicted
Petersen: The largest global freight forwarder has only 2% market share
“Now, the largest in the world only has two percent market share.”
Ryan Petersen Aug 30, 2018 ▶ 45:08 Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder · Y Combinator

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