Flexport CEO Ryan Petersen: Global Shipping and Logistics

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

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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)