Ryan Petersen of Flexport | First Time Founders with Ed Elson

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Ed speaks with Ryan Petersen, the founder and CEO of Flexport, a supply chain management company. They discuss shipping logistics, the company’s $8 billion valuation, finding fame as an entrepreneur, and how Ryan thinks about money.
Timestamps:
00:00 - Ask Prof G: What does it take to build a billion-dollar company?
02:09 - What is Flexport?
05:10 - Why did you decide to get into shipping?
07:02 - Did you always know you were going to be an entrepreneur?
07:44 - Can you take us through the original pitch for Flexport?
09:37 - What decisions enabled you to reach such a large scale?
13:00 - How has storytelling played a role in your career? How does one get better at it?
17:17 - Why did you step down as CEO?
18:47 - Why did you decide to come back?
21:26 - What steps have you taken to maintain a healthy personal life?
22:51 - Have you ever thought you would fail?
26:56 - How do you think about money?
32:46 - How have you maintained your composure?
36:33 - What one piece of advice would you give to your younger self?
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22 июл 2024

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Комментарии : 11

@portalrene2485 7 месяцев назад

Container pricing today US$1,455 ('22 $7,369; '21 $10,500), i.e., Logistics charms are back to the dark ages in terms of prestige and profitability.

@kurtnunn6116 7 месяцев назад

Interesting insight to a business we have deal with but never think about

@GregCurtin45 7 месяцев назад

That was great Ed. Thank you to everyone involved in producing this at #ProfG A question I was thinking about was is his software available in multiple languages? I would imagine it is but we didn't really hear about where his client base is located.

@barclaysaastad9943 7 месяцев назад

Great interview and content. Please keep up the best of Twitter...

@bcampbell0011 7 месяцев назад

8B is very generous. Didn't Flexport just layoff 20% of their workforce back in October?...nice . Who would want to work in this environment?

@skranz2732 7 месяцев назад

Fantastic interview 👍

@tonywilson4713 7 месяцев назад

TO ALL: Just a point of trivia on the famously MISQUOTED line about money is the root of all evil. Anyone can look it up in any number of translations but the King James version at 1 Timothy 6:10 says, _"For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."_ So it NEVER said or implied that money is evil. Its a warning about the LOVE OF MONEY which tends to manifest as GREED and/or SELFISHNESS.

@James-mk8jp 2 месяца назад

Ed kinda looks like TJ Lane

@thiagomassa9807 7 месяцев назад

I hope Ryan Petersen can save Flexport again, but yeah, freight business is bust atm. I wouldn't be surprised if he can't, tough business. Missing Scott, prefer him to those interviews. Too many podcasts and shows doing them. Bring back Scott and the old format!