Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen: Global Shipping and Logistics
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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 shippingScaling freight forwarding businesses 10XDeglobalization vs international tradeReturning to Flexport after stepping down as CEOWhy 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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