Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen: Global Shipping and Logistics

"World of DaaS"

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 shipping
• Scaling freight forwarding businesses 10X
• Deglobalization vs international trade
• Returning to Flexport after stepping down as CEO
• Why 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)

פרקים

1. Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen: Global Shipping and Logistics (00:00:00)

2. Demystifying the Freight Forwarding Business (00:00:02)

3. Challenges and Opportunities in US Ports (00:08:20)

4. Global Trade Disruptions (00:13:38)

5. Global Shipping and the Future (00:22:52)

6. Freight Forwarding and Automation Opportunities (00:30:20)

7. CEO Transition and Growth Strategies (00:34:46)

8. Entrepreneurs Discuss Memetics and Conspiracies (00:43:25)

9. Data as a Service Roundup Newsletter (00:51:34)