Ryan Petersen on Building Flexport, a Modern Freight Forwarder

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Ryan Petersen - / typesfast - is the founder and CEO of Flexport - www.flexport.com/.
Flexport is a global freight forwarder powered by software and analytics. They are making international trade easier for over 10,000 companies in 70 countries. They were part of the YC Winter 2014 batch.
The YC podcast is hosted by Craig Cannon - / craigcannon
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Topics
00:00 - What is a freight forwarder?
2:45 - Selling electric scooters on eBay 15 years ago
5:30 - Ryan’s business school experience
10:00 - Amazon competing with their vendors
13:00 - Matt Susk asks - What were the most important takeaways from Columbia Business School? Would you encourage entrepreneurs to pursue a MBA?
16:40 - Tyler Hogge asks - How did you get your first three clients at Flexport?
19:40 - Being a solo founder
22:45 - Varun Khurana asks - What's your strategy for rapidly hiring the best talent in so many different global hubs?
25:30 - Challenges of scaling Flexport
27:15 - Some of Ryan’s favorite books
29:20 - Scaling culture
34:00 - Jassim Ali asks - How has the Trump policy on foreign trade affected your business so far?
39:00 - PowerDecal asks - How do you poach clients from legacy providers?
46:00 - Automation in freight forwarding
49:00 - Jason Yannos asks - If you weren't operating Flexport and had to source a new idea to work on, where would you start?
53:00 - Derisking product ideas
56:30 - Biggest lessons learned at Flexport

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@Grepmoney 2 года назад

I still come back to this interview sometimes to help get my brain out of a rut. Ryan is an incredible thinker.

@billypham4851 5 лет назад

Best yc interview ever. Very cool guy with clear communication to details.

@OceanTrader 5 лет назад

Agreed! Brilliant guy with a genius idea

@ltrinhmuseum 5 лет назад

You are getting better at understanding what the customers of Y Combinator podcasts really wants! Detailed stories and insights from great entrepreneurs that acts as a substitute for experience. A lot of knowledge is locked into peoples heads, and these people are often too busy executing. Even if not all are relevant to your specific situation it still enhances your thinking.

@michaeljakobinvesting9321 4 года назад

One of the best YC interview's I've ever listened to, as a founder myself.

@taiyegreat7865 4 года назад

So far the best YC interview have ever listened to, Ryan is a super genius, very insightful and resourceful , detail and simplistic. Thanks for the info .

@Matteo-go1jf 5 лет назад

That was very good and inspiring. I really like the extremization of "fake until you make it", by building landing pages and see what the response is before to embark in a new venture.

@fuadjemal 5 лет назад

One of the best YC podcasts I have heard

@patiencechan5778 5 лет назад

'be hungry and humble'. so well said.

@mountainman6172 5 лет назад

Highly anticipated interview!

@khaledtribes 3 года назад

Still one of the best interviews on this podcast!

@omarshaaban907 5 лет назад

Excellent interview And Ryan’s a Great Guy!

@TAntonio 5 лет назад

Another one! Good job Craig. FYI time stamps in description aren’t links for me for some reason.

@kibavision 5 лет назад

This was OUTSTANDING - loved it!

@kellytian9394 5 лет назад

Hi,I am a freight forwarder in China,welcome to contact!

@OmarDelawar 4 года назад

On the MBA discussion around 14:00 and how it is for "rich people" only - there is some truth to that but remember that most companies have a "tuition reimbursement" program. I had my grad school degree entirely sponsored by my employer and I am not rich so just something to think about for those who are looking into grad school.

@Roy_369 5 лет назад

Apple makes Culture-scaling look easy. The book 'sapiens' teaches that stories create networks. If you can communicate a clear vision / a clear 'why', the culture fever can spread like wildfire.. I think a key part of the equation is having a leader that can convince you that she/he truly believes in that vision.

@haimbender 3 года назад

Great, inspiring and down to earth

@tylerrsmith443 5 лет назад

Very interesting points. You can only move as quickly as your weakest links and your vendors in the terms of air handlers, ocean carriers, airlines, and truckers. These industries are the banner for inefficiency. The extent of software can only do so much to fix these industries. It's very interesting to see what options you have to fix.

@Nwachucl91 5 лет назад

Ryan is giving me Tyrion Lannister vibes hehe. Anyway, good content! Very interested in the fact that he spent time in Nigeria and wonder if he would ever consider doing business there. Exporting in Nigeria can be detrimentally painful due to inefficiencies at the ports.

@cynthia7000 8 месяцев назад

I love this episode!!!

@AxebpoIndia Год назад

Interesting video. Flexport + back office collaboration can offer a great value to customers!

@aminulmehedi 2 года назад

He is so authentic. Most probably the best YC entrepreneur interview.

@AMZilla642 3 года назад

This guy is cool af

@thegoonist 3 года назад

even after explaining i still dont fully understand what flexport does, i.e. its a poor explanation. do they ship themselves and run operations, own inventory (trucks)? or are they a SaaS subscription company? how do they get their revenue?

@tm2535 5 месяцев назад

What's the paper?

@BigDataLogin 2 года назад

Superb

@tomtywin7988 4 года назад

This guy got rejected twice with YC.

@vitmareev4278 5 лет назад

Right in time! I'm going forward with my logistics startup and I'm in SUS 2018 now. And I'm still thinking that I can change this ugly freight forwarders world with a technology. Thanks!

@jestruck 5 лет назад

Vit Mareev how is the venture going?

@rpshark7672 5 лет назад

They have a lot of capital! Let’s see If they can put it to use. I’ll be lurking around to take them head on!

@420_gunna 5 лет назад

craig lookin thiccer in the biceps than usual shame you guys keep him locked in that room

@ycombinator 5 лет назад

Hahaha. Somebody has to keep Sam in check! -Craig [Send help]

@billypham4851 5 лет назад

Cannot wait for Sam to reply

@markyost9037 5 лет назад

alibaba baby...way cheaper

@masajhn 5 лет назад

A lot of scammers baby

@thegoonist 3 года назад

10:40 come on now ryan. jeff isn't dumb. theres a reason he doesnt care about the vendors even though vendors are a key source of revenue. he thinks he can take over their market and replace them with amazon's own products duh.

@masajhn 5 лет назад

Fucking Ryan Petersen greetings from Honduras

@tylerrsmith443 5 лет назад

Capitalism? Be careful.

@thegoonist 3 года назад

is it just me or can you sense the overwhelming insecurity of ryan when talking about his 'lack of a proper job' background compared to his biz sch classmates...