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Ryan Petersen of Flexport on Compounding Success and Winning

Ryan Petersen is the founder and CEO of Flexport . 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. *** Topics 0:23 - What is a freight forwarder? 3:08 - Selling electric scooters on eBay 15 years ago…

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• ▶ What Makes Freight More Difficult Than Regular Package Delivery at 0:51 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Did Ryan Petersen Go To Business School at 4:54 Share Transcript
• ▶ Why Does Flexport Exist at 12:03 Share Transcript
• ▶ Should Entrepreneurs Do Business School at 13:30 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Do You Win At Startups at 15:41 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Did Flexport Get Its First Customers at 17:09 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Do You Poach Clients From Legacy Providers at 39:34 Share Transcript
• ▶ How Does Flexport Technology Change The Freight Industry at 46:24 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Do You Do If Investors Don't Want To Invest at 53:16 Share Transcript
• ▶ What Are The Biggest Lessons In Startups at 57:05 Share Transcript

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