Fireside Chats with Innovators, Visionaries and Leaders in Last Mile Parcel Delivery.
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Did you know co-founder conflict kills 65% of startups? Join co-founder relationship expert, Annie Garofalo, as she interviews high performing founding teams on the pivotal, often overlooked moments of choosing co-founders, building trust, and navigating conflicts. In each episode, you’ll be in the room as co-founders reflect on their most intimate moments as a team – from toughest team conversations, communication breakdowns, and decision making best practices. How I Met My Co-Founder is a ...
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The Winding Road. Navigating USPS Rate Increases and the Future of Logistics
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In this episode of Better Yet, we’re joined by Heidi Kay, the Head of Strategy & Business Operations at cloud-based sortation software leader CloudSort. We discuss with Heidi the impact of the new U.S. Postal Service rate hike and why she sees middle-mile delivery so ripe for innovation, as well as the future of parcel journey tracking and other is…
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From Checkout to Doorstep. The smarter, faster parcel journey.
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Tune in to our latest podcast episode, in which our CEO, Andy Whiting, teams up with Nick DeMeuse, the Product Lead for Google Maps, to delve into the transformative impact of technology on logistics. They discuss the power of real-time information, generative AI, and the driver experience, showcasing how these innovations streamline operations and…
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Unboxing Logistics Innovation. Exploring New Solutions in Parcel Delivery
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Join us for an engaging podcast episode featuring our very own CEO, Andy Whiting, alongside Chris Guggenheim, CEO of Clearjet, a company that leverages underused narrowbody aircraft for cost-effective, two-day parcel delivery using air and ground transport. They dive into the world of logistics innovation, discussing their innovative strategies for…
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Ep 1.9 • AMA: Couples Therapy for Co-Founders | Guest Host, Crystelle Desnoyer
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Ask Me Anything: Couples Therapy for Co-Founders — Former Techstars Chief of Staff, Crystelle Desnoyer, interviewing Co-Founder Relationship Expert, Annie Garofalo In this bonus episode of 'How I Met My Co-Founder,' guest host Crystelle Desnoyer, former Chief of Staff to the CEO of Techstars, switches roles to interview show host Annie Garofalo abo…
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Past, Present, and Future of Freight Collide
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How The Freight Market of Yesterday and Today are Driving Future Innovation and Strategy. In the latest episode of Better Yet, our speakers covered a ton of ground from how today's freight market has been influenced by Pandemic-era challenges to the latest trends in logistics and freight tech. So, where exactly is the market heading, and how can co…
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Ep 1.8 • Professor-Student Duo Takes on AI | Interview with Voxel51
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This week’s episode brings professor-student duo from University of Michigan, Brian Moore (CEO) and Prof. Jason Corso (CSO), co-founders of Voxel51, an open source toolkit to enable better data and better models. They discuss transitioning from academia to entrepreneurship in AI, shedding the “faculty” and “student” roles, changing CEO titles earli…
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Ep 1.7 • From Big Tech @ Meta to Co-Founders | Interview with LastMile AI
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In our first live recording in New York City, guests Andrew Hoh and Sarmad Qadri, co-founders of LastMile AI, share their experiences transitioning from working at Meta to launching their own AI developer platform. They discuss the importance of trust and communication, comparing the co-founder relationship to marriage, emphasizing accountability, …
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NO DEAD ENDS. Why Connected Parcel Journeys Matter More than Ever
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In this episode of Better Yet, we dive into the landscape of the trucking industry, examining the current market conditions that shape its trajectory. From the impact of global events to fluctuating shipping cost, we explore a handful of factors influencing the industry's present state. Check the video here, and don't forget to hit subscribe to rec…
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Ep 1.6 • From Co-Founders to Life Partners | Interview with How to Change the World
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Meet married couple, Professor Jason Blackstock (CEO) and social entrepreneur Alana Heath (COO) who met as co-founders of the social enterprise How to Change the World. Spun out of University College London (UCL), their organization provides students and early career professionals with the skills and mindsets to build a greener, more equitable fu…
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Between Click and Delivery: How Parcel Delivery is Evolving to Improve The Customer Experience
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In this edition of Better Yet, our fireside chat series with innovators, visionaries, and leaders in the supply chain industry, Better Trucks’ SVP of Growth and Operations, Josh Fredman, sat down with Corey Apirian, Founder and CEO of Davinci Micro Fulfillment to discuss how things have changed behind the scenes between click and delivery confirmat…
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Finding Opportunities in Chaos in the Shipping Industry
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In the latest installment of Better Yet, Better Trucks’ fireside chat series with innovators, visionaries, and leaders in the supply chain industry, we sat down with Coby Nilsson, CEO and Co-Founder of Enveyo, a data-centered tech platform that helps companies optimize their supply chains, and Andy Whiting, Better Trucks’ CEO and Co-Founder. The pa…
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Pricing: The Elephant in the Room in the Shipping Industry
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On our latest episode of Better Yet, Better Trucks’ fireside chat series that showcases visionaries and innovators in the parcel space, Better Trucks’ VP of Growth and Operations Josh Fredman sat down to talk with Josh Taylor, Sr. Director of Professional Services at Shipware, about pricing in the parcel industry, why rate changes are happening, an…
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Ep 1.5 • Three Nationalities, One Mission | Interview with Cohabit
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Vaish, Max, and Jed are co-founders of Sweden-based company Cohabit, a circular furniture rental startup born out of a graduate course in sustainability at Malmö University. The team is diverse in every way - culturally, geographically, and functionally. Vaish has nearly a decade of expertise leading teams in the non-profit sector in India, Jed bri…
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Ep 1.4 • Cybersecurity’s First Mother-Daughter Founding Team | Interview with Seccuri
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Listen now on Spotify / Apple / YouTube / Google. Brought to you by Confidante, preventing the co-founder conflicts that kill 65% of startups. Get podcast summaries and co-founder resources delivered to your inbox: www.confidante.substack.com Juanita Duque (CEO) and Olga Botero (CTO), co-founders of Seccuri, are the first mother-daughter co-founder…
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Ep 1.3 • Is Four Co-Founders Too Many? | Interview with Tonic.ai
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Listen now on Spotify / Apple / YouTube / Google. Brought to you by Confidante, preventing the co-founder conflicts that kill 65% of startups. Get podcast summaries and co-founder resources delivered to your inbox: www.confidante.substack.com Ian Coe, Karl Hanson, Andrew Colombi & Adam Kamor are co-founders of Tonic.ai. Meet Ian, Karl, Andrew, and …
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Bridging the Gap Between Shippers and Carriers Using Technology
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On this episode of Better Yet, Better Trucks’ fireside chat series that showcases innovators and visionaries in the parcel shipping space, Better Trucks CTO Mike Koleno sat down to talk about how technology is being used to bridge the gap between shippers and carriers with Pooja Daftary, VP at Shippo, the industry’s number one shipping tool for e-c…
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Ep 1.2 • Buying a Company with Your Spouse | Patricia & Enrico: The First Search Fund Couple
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Listen now on Spotify / Apple / YouTube / Google / Pod Website. Meet us in person at MIT's 8th Annual ETA Conference Feb. 15th, Get Tickets Here Patricia Riopel & Enrico Magnani made waves in 2017 as the first search fund couple! Post-business school, they found themselves in separate careers in separate continents with Enrico returni…
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Ep 1.1 • From Childhood Friends to Co-Founders | BuildBetter AI’s Spencer (CEO) & Nikhil (CTO)
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Brought to you by Confidante, preventing the co-founder conflicts that kill 65% of startups. Learn more at www.confidante.info. — Spencer Shulem, Nikhil Shinday, and Adam Stanford are co-founders of BuildBetter. After a decade working in and around startups, Spencer and Adam started BuildBetter in 2020. Soon after, Spencer brought in his childhood …
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How Is Technology Driving Growth In the Parcel Shipping Space?
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In the latest episode of Better Yet, our fireside chat series that showcases visionaries and innovators in the parcel shipping space, Better Trucks CEO and co-founder Andy Whiting met up with Steve Bergan, the President at General Logistics Systems to talk about how technology is spurring growth in the parcel shipping space and how their respective…
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Using Technology To Expose Blind Spots In The Parcel Shipping Industry
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In the latest episode of Better Yet, Better Trucks’ fireside chat series that showcases innovators and visionaries in the parcel shipping space, host Dan Ptak sat down with Jorie Ramsaur, the VP of Strategic Accounts at Intelligent Audit, and Josh Fredman, SVP Operations at Better Trucks to talk about blind spots in the parcel industry and how ship…
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The Impact Of Last Mile Technology, Remote Work, And Diversity On The Parcel Industry
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In the newest episode of Better Yet, the fireside chat series hosted by Better Trucks, host Dan Ptak sat down with Anna Podolskaya, Product Manager at EasyPost, and Mike Koleno, Better Trucks CTO, to talk tech in the shipping space, the relationship between shippers and carriers and tech providers like EasyPost that connect them, how remote work ha…
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Shifting Tides in Parcel Delivery: An Exploration Of The Multi-Carrier Movement
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In the latest installment of Better Yet, Better Trucks’ fireside chat series, host Dan Ptak talked with Nate Skiver, the Founder of LPF Spend Management, and Josh Fredman, Better Trucks' SVP of Growth and Operations about the ways parcel shipping has evolved over the past several years and what current events in the industry like labor strike threa…
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Using Technology to Help Shippers Pivot in the Parcel Industry
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In our latest installment of Better Yet, Denise McCann spoke with Nate Endicott, SVP of Growth at Enveyo, and Josh Fredman, SVP at Better Trucks, to talk about how technology is a game-changer for shippers utilizing parcel services. They discussed the multicarrier movement, the dynamic between national and regional shippers, strike threats at the B…
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How Technology is Reshaping Parcel Delivery
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In our third episode of Better Yet, Denise McCann of Renegade Logistics sat down with Jason Murray, co-founder and CEO at Shipium, and Andy Whiting, co-founder and CEO at Better Trucks, to talk tech in the parcel shipping industry. This trio of logistics powerhouses discussed how Amazon has changed the game for everyone by setting new consumer expe…
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The future of Delivery Networks and How to Take Down the Logistics Duopoly.
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In this episode of Better Yet, Denise McCann hosts Andy Whiting, Co-Founder and CEO of Better Trucks, and Bill Thayer, Founder and CEO at Fillogic, to talk about the revolution of the shipping industry. They discussed how point-to-point delivery lacks sustainability, aggregation is the key to efficiency in the middle mile, logistics networks made u…
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Headwinds, Tailwinds, and Rate Increases | What to Expect in Last Mile in 2023
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In this episode, Keith Myers, Senior Consultant at Shipware and Josh Fredman, Director of Operations at Better Trucks sat down with Denise McCann, founder of Renegade Logistics, to talk about what’s to come in 2023 for shippers. Topics gaining traction with shippers this year include rate hikes from national carriers, regional carriers carving out …
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