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Learnings From Starting & Scaling Convoy As A B2B Marketplace With Dan Lewis | EM Group Chat #194
Recording of the Everything Marketplaces Group Chat #194 (7/1) with Dan Lewis. Dan previously started Convoy, which scaled to become one of the largest digital freight marketplaces. Convoy was often referred to as the "Uber for trucking" and raised over $1B+ in capital from investors like Y Combinator, Greylock, and Jeff Bezos. It was eventually acquired by Flexport in a technology acquisition and Dan has since joined Microsoft to lead their Copilot and AI Business initiatives. 0:05 Intro 1:11 Dan's background 2:15 The founding story for Convoy 4:14 How Convoy solved the cold start problem 8:52 How Convoy initially constrained…
Gen AI Series - The AI agent redefining travel: Managing Director Mike Fridgen, Madrona Venture Labs
New episode location: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO5SOfXRduE&list=PLqH2XogpwLRmYvCCxOj-W-eOAlCrhrk7i&index=22 Learn about the founding of Otto from Mike Fridgen, the Managing Director of Madrona Venture Labs where this concept was incubated. Otto is your personal AI travel agent that seeks to be as valuable and insightful as a dedicated personal assistant. Otto offers enterprise-grade travel booking and servicing capabilities through an easy-to-use AI travel agent that autonomously plans, books, and manages your travel, even during your trip. As Managing Director of Madrona Venture Labs (MVL), Mike Fridgen leads the studio's mission to partner with founders from day one to create extraordinary companies. Mike co-founded multiple MVL…
Dan Lewis - CEO at Convoy
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Dan Lewis
Dan Lewis is the Co-Founder and CEO of Convoy, a digital trucking network that is transforming the trillion-dollar global trucking industry in service of its mission, “To transport the world with endless capacity and zero waste”. Before Convoy, Dan served as General Manager of New Shopping Experiences at Amazon, after having product and data roles at Microsoft, Google, and various startups. Dan started his career in supply-chain and strategy consulting for Oliver Wyman, working in operations across Europe, Latin America, and the US, after graduating from Yale University with a Bachelor’s degree in cognitive science. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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