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Nov 4, 2021

Tonight at 10pm PT, we are hosting a special conversation to cover the supply chain crisis with Flexport CEO @typesfast as our special guest along with @pmarca and @stevesi. Join @sriramk and me on @GoodTimeShowCH tonight! clubhouse.com/join/goodtime/

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Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

Nov 5, 2021

The mix shift due to the pandemic is driving the supply chain crisis -- the demand shifting from services to goods, because people are in pandemic mode and finding stuff to buy for at home. —

@typesfast

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Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

Nov 5, 2021

At the core of this topic is the shipping container—a magic box invented in the mid 20th century that revolutionized freight. A fascinating and classic history: The Box That Changed the World: Fifty Years of Container Shipping - An Illustrated History

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The Box That Changed the World: Fifty Years of Container Shipping - An Illustrated History

Book by Donovan, Arthur, Bonney, Joseph

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Steven Sinofsky

@stevesi

Another book is by

@mims

is "Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy" // excellent first hand account of the supply chain - fair warning, not a big fan of negative take on amazon.

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Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door -- Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy

5:26 AM · Nov 5, 2021

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Another history of shipping containers (I had a teacher in 9th grade (!) who was obsessed with containers and we spent a whole week on them!) This is a classic. The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

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The Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger

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