by Jesper E. Thomsen | Jun 15, 2020 | Business, Logistics, Software
The new logo for Kontainers has been revealed, as the media have been commenting on the acquisition. The coverage has ranged from the usual industry sources as well as the more general media, such as The Chronicle Live. Most have been using the press release sent out,...
by Jesper E. Thomsen | Jun 11, 2020 | Business, Logistics, Software
It has just been announced that Descartes has acquired Kontainers. The press release gives the obvious reasons, but I know that the two founders, Graham and Charlie, set out to change the industry, and I honestly don’t think there is a better place for...
by Jesper E. Thomsen | Mar 22, 2020 | Digital, Logistics, Transformation
CB Insights has done an analysis of the impact of the outbreak of Covid-19 private funding, which in particular impacts startups. The bad news Unsurprisingly, the bad news is that it is going to go down, and based on experience from previous outbreaks, especially Asia...
by Jesper E. Thomsen | Mar 20, 2020 | Business
Every crisis forces you to rethink how you have historically done things and the outbreak of Covid-19 is from that perspective no different. Stop the bleeding The immediate concern is, of course, to eliminate, or as a minimum reduce, the threat to a manageable level....
by Jesper E. Thomsen | Feb 21, 2020 | Digital, Logistics
FreightTech has seen a continuous rise over the last 18-24 months beyond what others, e.g. FinTech, have experienced. The front runners have been Flexport (although more forwarder than a pure technology company) and WiseTech. I have discussed their valuations more...
