Let me guess Eric, the struggle you have with Flexport as a 'technology' company is that it is not. While it may automate and digitize the freight forwarding and now a global logistics provider processes, it will at best still end up being a digital freight forwarder and a digital logistics company, albeit a global one, with increasingly number of competitors.
IMHO what Petersen failed to do is to apply technology in the way the VCs monies expect (judging from the valuations). Dave Clark hire may only muddy the issue than help it.
Dave Clark rode his success in Amazon as a platform. But his capability is likely to be limited by Flexport's stovepipe business model unless he is able to turn it to a platform one.
Let me guess Eric, the struggle you have with Flexport as a 'technology' company is that it is not. While it may automate and digitize the freight forwarding and now a global logistics provider processes, it will at best still end up being a digital freight forwarder and a digital logistics company, albeit a global one, with increasingly number of competitors.
IMHO what Petersen failed to do is to apply technology in the way the VCs monies expect (judging from the valuations). Dave Clark hire may only muddy the issue than help it.
Dave Clark rode his success in Amazon as a platform. But his capability is likely to be limited by Flexport's stovepipe business model unless he is able to turn it to a platform one.