Note: A version of this story was first published on May 29, 2019, at FreightWaves. Almost every day, there are reports warning of severe weather events, across the United States and in other parts of the world. About two weeks ago, while listening to one of those reports I thought to myself “I wonder how easy […]
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Is disruption finally underway in the freight brokerage industry?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on July 20, 2019 in Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investment Themes, Market Study, MarketVoices at FreightWaves, Shipping, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Trucking, Venture Capital
Note: A version of this story was first published on May 10, 2019, at FreightWaves. On April 25, Amazon announced that it was making an investment of $800 million to reduce delivery times, from two days to one, for members of Amazon Prime. The next day FreightWaves was first to report that, without any fanfare, Amazon […]
#UnderConstruction | Why Is A Global Grassroots Supply Chain Community Starting in NYC, and Bangalore?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on November 6, 2018 in #TNYSCM, Communities, Entrepreneurship, Meetups, Shipping, Startups, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Trucking, Venture Capital
Disclaimer: This blog post reflects my personal opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of REFASHIOND Ventures, or REFASHIOND CO:LAB. It does not represent the opinions of The New York Supply Chain Meetup, or The Worldwide Supply Chain Federation. It does not reflect the opinions of any other person who is associated with any […]
#CountDown: 3 Days to #TNYSCM04 – Supply Chain & Artificial Intelligence
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on March 11, 2018 in #TNYSCM, Co-Founder Stories, Communities, Customer Development, Entrepreneurship, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Sales and Marketing, Shipping, Supply Chain, Technology, Trucking, Venture Capital
We’re now less than a week from The New York Supply Chain Meetup’s fourth gathering. The purpose of this post is to outline our plans for that event, and preview what we expect to do between now and June 2018 . . . We’re still in the early days of building this community, so much of this is subject to […]
#TPM2018: The Woodstock Of International Container Shipping & Logistics
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on March 11, 2018 in Communities, Conferences, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Shipping, Supply Chain, Trucking, Venture Capital
Notes: This blog post represents my opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of my teammates at Particle Ventures (formerly known as KEC Ventures), nor does it represent the opinions of any one at Journal of Commerce, JOC.com, JOC Events, IHS Markit or any related entities therein. It also does not represent the opinions […]