Disruptive Tech Startups in Shipping
Disruptech for Maritime series — issue 1
Disruptive tech startups operate in a totally unconventional way (unconventional for incumbents, that is). Maritime has to understand how they work so to be able to take advantage of the mounting wave of #Disruptech and surf it rather than being overwhelmed by it. Let’s have a peek on how they operate.
The 2 articles below provide an inside look at a disruptive startup in Shipping & Logistics, called Flexport. The founders didn’t even know what the term ‘freight forwarder’ meant until a year into starting the business.
“I didn’t learn what the term ‘freight forwarder’ meant until a year into starting the business.” — Ryan Petersen, founder, Flexport
Nonetheless after a couple of years of hard work and 3 months at the world most important startup accelerator Y-combinator, now they are honestly changing the face of freight-forwarding. And their valuation is $800m.
Time for Maritime to get used to startups, embrace their ethos and learn to change the industry with them. Let’s embark on that journey!
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