The Dynamo Show: a Dynamo Ventures Podcast

Highlights from their conversation include: The story of Goodyear Ventures (0:25) Abhijit’s journey in corporate venturing (1:19) Emrbacing the mobility of freight (2:35) Middle-mile autonomy and other trends (4:56) Balancing CVC’s need for financial returns with corporate innovation (8:05) Advice in investing innovation dollars in the current macro environment (9:55) Sustainability trends in the...

Highlights from their conversation include: John Urban’s background (1:32) The innovations of GT Nexus “The slowest overnight success” (3:29) Challenges with over-interest in visibility and whether visibility is a means to an end (6:20) Consulting with young companies to take the supply chain to the next level (10:19) AI and digitization (15:02) Long-term adjustments for good sparked by a global p...

Highlights from their conversation include: The Veho story (0:23) Exploring the post-purchase experience for customers (3:07) What is the state of the last mile logistics industry today? (5:21) Growing with strong unit economics (9:11) Key decisions for growth in the early stages of Veho (12:45) Maintaining the corporate culture in rapid growth companies (15:48) One-way door decisions vs two-way d...

Highlights from their conversation include: What is Doris Dev? (1:26) Justin’s background in supply chain (2:39) From ideation to shipping (11:35) The nearshoring push (16:09) Investing in quality control (21:38) Introducing Canopy (22:54) Advice for supply chain founders (26:07) Rapid fire questions to wrap up (27:42) Dynamo is a VC firm led by supply chain and mobility specialists that focus on...

Highlights from their conversation include: What is FreightCaviar? (1:37) Paul’s journey into the supply chain space (2:46) Content marketing and lead generation tactics for founders (5:49) Metrics that are important when generating content (8:13) Best tools in managing social media and content (12:21) What are freight brokers saying about the market today? (15:53) What is ShipperCRM? (22:15) Dyna...

Highlights from their conversation include: SVT Robotics’ mission and AK’s introduction to automated logistics (1:27) Tackling the inefficiencies and barriers built into industry software that prevent them from communicating with each other (3:52) How customers integrate SVT Robotics (10:04) Advice for the lead to deal cycle (20:42) Most surprising thing learned building SVT (25:10) Rapid-fire que...

Highlights from their conversation include: Waybridge’s trade management platform (0:56) Andrea’s background in supply chain (2:17) The need for transparency and digitization (4:06) Challenges in adopting digital tools (9:06) Assembling a great team and empowering others (13:15) Encouraging more women in supply chain (16:48) Andrea’s favorite daily ritual (19:12) Rapid fire questions (20:21) Dynam...

Highlights from their conversation include: Overview of TIHC & Nolan Transportation Group (0:23) How Drew got into the world of supply chain (1:13) Recent challenges trucking companies are facing (2:14) Best practices carriers should employ to combat the tough market (4:18) Solutions for the driver shortage (7:47) Ways technology can recruit the next generation of drivers (11:24) Opportunities wit...

Highlights from their conversation include: The Manna story (0:19) Drone delivery technology today (1:01) Actions regulators can take to accelerate drone delivery technology (4:09) The ideal environment for drone delivery (7:13) Manna’s launch in the U.S. (9:11) How Manna differentiates itself in the market (11:24) Economics of the drone delivery network (13:47) Handling food safety issues (15:59)...

Highlights from their conversation include: Avi’s MIT computer science background and how the trucking industry drew him in (1:10) The decision to have Maven’s home base in Pittsburgh (3:46) Building a cloud-based platform that integrates with all areas of a trucking company (8:43) Measurable transformation in use cases (14:53) Focusing on the driver’s experience (19:14) Comparing the value of uni...

Highlights from their conversation include: What is MacroFab? (1:01) MacroFab’s future plans after acquiring Series C funding (3:04) Misha’s journey into supply chain logistics (5:10) Addressing the emerging trend of reshoring (8:26) Will Mexico become North America’s manufacturing floor? (12:03) The world of manufacturing electronics (14:28) Nearshoring’s impact on national security and the econo...

Highlights from their conversation include: The genesis behind SpringTime Ventures (0:53) Making the move to Supply Chain investing (6:09) Exciting investment opportunities in 2023 (9:31) Investments in Paccurare and Blue Cargo (12:33) Business Building Advice as a Seed Investor (17:44) Common mistakes founders make in seed stage (20:06) Investing in people and teams, not just a business (22:40) R...

Highlights from their conversation include: An introduction to Quuppa and Tom’s background and role at the company (1:09) The evolution beyond passive RFIDs in Real-Time Locating (5:26) How listening mode works for Quuppa’s locators and how it differs from beaconing (12:35) Tracking assets and building processes around that (17:07) A reference of location tracking technologies (22:30) Use cases of...

Highlights from their conversation include: Introducing the panel (0:42) Recapping Manifest (1:49) Where is supply chain today? (5:09) What’s the lasting impact of COVID on the supply chain? (8:28) Then and Now for Supply Chain Logistics (17:19) What are the hot and hype trends in 2023? (30:40) How the valuation of companies will change in the future (36:06) Rapid fire questions for the panel to w...

Highlights from their conversation include: What o9 is building in the space (0:24) Stanton’s journey into supply chain sustainability (2:10) How does the o9 digital brain work for companies (4:42) How the platform manages data (7:21) o9’s commitment to sustainability (10:32) Data points that help companies become more sustainable (14:16) The government’s role in sustainability (19:14) Advice for...

Highlights from their conversation include: What Activant Capital is building in the space (0:22) David’s journey to VC and supply chain (1:43) Every company becoming a supply chain company (4:25) What’s exciting in supply chain in 2023? (7:23) Last mile logistics (10:15) Where should businesses invest in technology in the future (14:09) Sustainability in supply chain (16:05) Combatting the challe...

Highlights from their conversation include: What is Factored Quality? (0:27) How Prince got into the world of supply chain (1:44) What should people know about the quality control function in supply chain? (4:05) How Factored provides streamlined solutions for high-level brands (6:41) The data set of suppliers that Factored is building (12:56) How nearshoring impacts business (14:59) How Prince se...

Highlights from their conversation include: Addressing the lack of labor force in the supply chain (1:26) The role digitization continues to play (4:45) Will sustainability continue to be an important topic in 2023? (8:33) Supply chain regionalization (10:42) Nearshoring and reshoring (13:55) Cost prioritization (15:13) Final predictions for 2023 (17:27) Dynamo is a VC firm led by supply chain and...

Highlights from their conversation include: Microsoft’s global supply chain and David’s engineering background (1:22) David’s responsibility to make sure the right product gets to the right place at the right time (9:24) Dealing with the demand for the latest Xbox (10:31) End-to-end visibility and turning events into supply chain events (12:21) Is RPA where the value is? (17:23) How automation wil...

Highlights from their conversation include: Nate’s responsibilities at XPO and his background (1:12) State of LTL in 2021 (5:28) Improving the LTL space with gamification (9:49) Simulation and optimization (15:28) Leaning into data and automation (19:14) Quick takes about current events in the supply chain (23:40) XPO Logistics is a top-10 global provider of transportation and logistics services w...

Highlights from their conversation include: Overview of BlueGrace and Mark’s career (1:07) State of the market today and being flexible with changes (7:16) Managed transportation offering (12:17) Focusing on the things that give you a competitive advantage (17:07) How technology benefits employees (19:22) Balancing internal development with external collaboration (22:46) 3PLs need to differentiate...

Highlights from their conversation include: How Dr. Griffis got started in Supply Chain (0:23) Illicit supply chains and unfair labor practices (2:01) How major businesses are addressing headline risks (7:37) Risk factors in adjusting supply chains (14:47) The resiliency of certain supply chains (18:45) How legislation will shape supply chain practices going forward (22:33) Supply chain sustainabi...

Highlights from their conversation include: An introduction to what Mercado Labs is working on and who Rob is (1:14) Rob’s take on the current state of imports (6:21) Why Rob thinks things will normalize by the end of April (9:55) Data’s role in dealing with uncertainty (13:43) Benefits of having an import management system in place (16:14) Plan, buy, and move workflows (21:38) Contrasting first m...

Highlights from their conversation include: Harry’s journey into the world of fulfillment (1:01) How should businesses be thinking about eCommerce and fulfillment today? (3:52) Cost vs capability (9:40) The impact of technology on fulfillment (14:22) Pros and Cons of Amazon’s FBA (16:48) Zone skipping and microfulfillment (20:23) Predictions for eCommerce fulfillment in 2023 (28:13) Dynamo is a VC...

Highlights from their conversation include: How Shaily got started in Supply Chain (1:38) Who are the key customers of GlobalFair? (3:25) The challenge of securing building materials worldwide (4:37) Benefits of finding a streamlined solution for sourcing materials (10:21) Sourcing contractors while balancing customer acquisition (12:05) Biggest learnings from building a company in this space? (14...