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Petersen barred an external executive hire from making decisions for 90 days
“I've only hired one person, actually, from external in the last couple years, and I spent just, like, loads of time with him. And I told him he's not allowed to make any decisions for 90 days.”
Petersen stepped down as CEO believing Dave Clark was a better operator
“I thought, I think Dave's going to be better at the job than I am. That was genuinely true. That's why I did it. It wasn't because I was burnt out or something. I just thought he would be better for the company. I thought we needed to mature and be better at o…”
Flexport signed a long-term deal for three dedicated 747 cargo planes
“So we signed a long-term deal for three seven 47 from Atlas Airlines, the biggest cargo airline in the world, dedicated to Flexport.”
Flexport requires 26 teams to submit monthly six-page strategy reviews
“There's about 26 teams that do an MBR, a monthly business review, and a six pager, and then that's just like, it doesn't, I think we cap it at six, but it's, the six isn't that important... So we have, I think, 25 or 26 teams that write those monthly, and then…”
Flexport utilized bonded warehouses to delay taxes when U.S. tariffs peaked
“So when tariffs were at one 45 on China, we helped a lot of companies move into bonded warehouses because We all predicted that it would come down from there. So you're better off waiting and only enter the goods, only exit them out of the building, but enter …”