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At some point I wondered if flexport had bought hacker news or something like that to be seeing their ads so frequently.
No, Pachyderm bought HN.
>> It is also hiring some 350 to 400 engineering and software staff, as it focuses on efficiency and technology. Is it safe to say the Global Trade is down but there is still demand (for now) for tech efficiencies.
I don't know what Flexport is, all I know is that it was the only jobs ad in Hacker News for a long time
[G] https://www.npr.org/2021/11/03/1051773672/a-look-at-whats-ca...
I don't know what Flexport is, all I know is that it was the only jobs ad in Hacker News for a long time
> You’d be joining at an exciting time, Flexport is in a hyper-growth stage
I don't know what Flexport is, all I know is that it was the only jobs ad in Hacker News for a long time
Freight forwarding itself is the industry of coordinating the logistics of freight shipment, ie subcontracting with physical movers of goods (ocean carriers/railroads/trucking companies) and dealing with customs/legal requirements involved in the movement of goods
(Disclaimer: former FP employee and current shareholder)
I don't know what Flexport is, all I know is that it was the only jobs ad in Hacker News for a long time
I don't know what Flexport is, all I know is that it was the only jobs ad in Hacker News for a long time
YC-funded freight forwarding company. Basic thesis is by using tech, you can dramatically lower the labor costs of forwarding, and since freight forwarding has huge returns to scale, the benefits compound. They raised 2 G$ from 2019-2022, and their CEO used that warchest to expand counter-cyclically through the pandemic. TBD if either of the two theses pan out. Freight forwarding itself is the industry of coordinatin…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
YC-funded freight forwarding company. Basic thesis is by using tech, you can dramatically lower the labor costs of forwarding, and since freight forwarding has huge returns to scale, the benefits compound. They raised 2 G$ from 2019-2022, and their CEO used that warchest to expand counter-cyclically through the pandemic. TBD if either of the two theses pan out. Freight forwarding itself is the industry of coordinatin…
They raised two gillion??
I don't know what Flexport is, all I know is that it was the only jobs ad in Hacker News for a long time