Ryan Petersen is the founder and CEO of Flexport, a unicorn international freight forwarding business. He’s also a Venture Partner at Peter Thiel’s Founders Fund. #Flexport #Startups #VC

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00:00 Ryan Petersen

00:59 Inside Flexport + freight forwarding

11:30 US infrastructure investments

17:25 Future of cargo ships

20:39 Houthis + Red Sea shipping

29:37 Is the world deglobalizing?

32:40 Should the US Navy protect global trade?

35:17 Future of logistics tech companies

38:26 Freight forwarding market dynamics

44:55 Finding new opportunities for tech

56:17 Working with Peter Thiel

58:39 Raising entrepreneurial kids

01:01:56 Conspiracies - Wikipedia, JFK

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