Ryan Petersen
@typesfast
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Founder of Flexport: Global logistics, simplified.
USA
Joined October 2011
My history of global trade podcast appearance with @whatifalthist dropped today on @history_102
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Waymo has SFO encircled worse than the Germans at the battle of Stalingrad. When do we move in for the final assault? Lets do it @DanielLurie!
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The shutdown wasn’t chaos — it was choreography. A 43-day pain play. 👇
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Wells Fargo and American Express both started as freight forwarders...
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Rippling finally got their logo on the ugliest building in the city. Good job @parkerconrad
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California is offering free health care and free housing to undocumented immigrants — but is it compassion or corruption disguised as kindness? We expose the political agenda behind “free” benefits and how both parties use migrants as tools to win votes instead of fixing the
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You can ship a 40 foot container from Belgium to China for $50 and people think capitalism is failing.
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Favorite part was definitely Rudyard's claim that some people refer to the Han Dynasty as "Handy Nasty" Sadly no @ludwignvermises for this one.
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Enjoy the whole episode here. Please watch to the end, like and subscribe to juice the youtube algorithm :) https://t.co/a80XqL1oT5
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If you work for a company that imports containers into the US please help me out by asking your logistics team to check at link below if Flexport ocean rates are competitive with what you’re paying now? 1) I need to keep my team honest and 2) you can keep your freight
flexport.com
Flexport provides the best rates for air and ocean freight
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Bringing Wall Street to Main Street has been our goal since inception We've helped thousands gain an edge against Market Makers and bring power to the Players ✊ If you're interested in seeing what we offer, or want to see the Hundreds of Testimonials - click the link in bio!
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Today’s Supreme Court arguments about the legality of the tariffs did not go well for the Trump administration.
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Cluely should’ve pivoted to an AI lie detector bot. Invite it to your video calls and it adds a bigger and bigger Pinocchio nose to other participants faces.
Jordi: The problem with Cluely's move into AI notetaking is that it's a half-pivot. A half-pivot is always dangerous. They built a very controversial brand, very quickly. And now they need to leverage it for a pivot into a category that's squarely at odds with that brand.
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Vietnam projecting double digit GDP growth this year. Guess it just depends what kind of communism Mamdani has in mind here.
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1/ Founder & CEO @typesfast returned to the @ProfGPod to discuss Supreme Court hearing on Trump administration’s tariffs, how ecommerce brands are navigating a post-de-minimis trade landscape, and tariff impacts on consumer prices and freight movements.
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🎙️ New Episode: November 11, 2025 -Senate votes to end the shutdown! -Knives out for Chuck Schumer -Democrats are NOT happy -What’s next for Obamacare pandemic subsidies -The end of the Sierra Club -A fond farewell to Nancy Pelosi and her historic insider trading
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Sequoia passed on Flexport so many times that I don’t really care who runs the place tbh.
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Came home from a busy ass shift but came home to a treat….Flexport getting this here on a Sunday, stupid quick shipping! LFG! @gamestop @modretro @buckthebunny @flexport
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With Books Inc’s bankruptcy in the news, I’m reminded of their San Francisco staff’s recommendation of the book “In Defense of Looting.” Truly shocked this company couldn’t turn a profit.
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For all the hate they get, the Aztecs were the first to combine the flavors vanilla and chocolate.
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Bc it's shipped by Flexport!
Love my ModRetro order uses flexport tracking.
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The top Walmart stores go through 12 truckloads of bottled water per day in the summer.
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