006 - Graham Parker, Co-Founder and CEO at Kontainers

The differences between supply chain logistics systems in the US and the UK

How a lot of people who get into the supply chain industry begin with dreams of global trade and currencies and maybe they picture something from a movie, but when they actually start the first day and see the pile of paperwork some of them don’t make it to lunch time. So — what was it about the logistics industry that made Graham stay?

Who influenced Graham in his career

What inspired Graham to create something new in the world of supply chain logistics

Everything takes longer than you think (what Graham knows now that he wish he’d known when he started in supply chain logistics)

The importance of setting appropriate expectations up front

Whether venture capital investors are patient enough to support logistics projects that don’t yield return for several years

Learning moments and challenges over the last 5 years

Managing expectations allowed them to not grow too fast so that now they are in charge of the destiny of their business
It’s easy to over-raise capital too early

The importance of having senior management that understands the tech space as well as the freight space

Whether or not a few mega-companies could corner the market in the freight industry like Amazon has done, or if there is room for several companies in the space

The trajectory the freight and logistics industry should be taking in order to survive in the future