Ryan Petersen is Founder & CEO @ Flexport, a leader in global supply chain technology. In 2022, Flexport moved more than $26 billion of merchandise. Over the last 10 years, Ryan has raised close to $2.5BN for the business with the latest valuation pegging the business at $8BN. Prior to starting Flexport, Ryan was the founder and CEO of ImportGenius, a premier provider of transaction data for the global trade industry. In Today's Episode with Ryan Petersen We Discuss: 1. The Origins of a Generational Defining Leader: • What did Ryan want to be when he was growing up? • How did scooters and motorbikes in China lead to the idea for Flexport? • What does Ryan know now that he wishes he had known when he started Flexport? 2. Speed and Money: The Secrets To Execution: • Does Ryan believe speed is key to execution? What is the difference between speed and velocity? • What advice does Ryan have to founders who raise a lot of money? How should it impact hiring? • What are the most common ways founders become inefficient post-fundraising? • Why does Ryan look to invest in founders with jaded pasts and a chip on their shoulder? 3. The Art of Resource Allocation: • Are the best CEOs the best resource allocators? • What is the single best resource allocation Ryan has made? What did he learn? • What is the worst? What did he learn? • What have been Ryan's biggest hiring mistakes? How did that change his approach? 4. The Wider World: • Is Ryan long or short on China? Why? • Will we see global trade become nationalized? Why? • Will we see interest rates raised further? What impact does that have on trade? • What has been the impact of war on trade and the shipping industry? 5. Ryan Petersen: The Father and Husband: • How has having kids changed how Ryan approaches leadership and management? • How does Ryan juggle 2 young kids and leading a 2,500 person company? • How does Ryan retain romance with his wife while also being a full-on CEO of a large co? • Does money make you happy? What does it help with? What does it not help with?

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Lydbog: 13. november 2023