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Flexport: How to Move the World

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Peterson's Market Splitting the Sea

Flexport is a global freight forwarder. The company has raised over $1 billion in funding since it was founded 20 18. In 2013, flexport made its first profit after cutting three percent of its team and hiring 50 new employees. Flexport's growth comes at the expense of many other companies who have to deal with multimodal shipments that move between ships, planes, trains and trucks. To better understand the significance of what peterson built, we must explore its market.

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