{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"20VC: Why Remote Work is White Collar Fraud | Why Revenge and Patriotism are the Best Founder Traits | Two Questions Every Founder Needs to Ask | The Wild Story of Raising $1BN from Masa Son in an Hour Long Meeting with Ryan Peterson, Founder @ Flexport","description":"Ryan Peterson is the Founder &amp;amp; CEO @ Flexport, the logistics darling of the venture capital world that has raised $900M+ with the last round valuing the company at $8BN. Today, the company does $450M in revenue growing 30% YoY.&amp;nbsp; AGENDA:&amp;nbsp; 00:00 \u2014 Why Does Ryan Petersen Call Remote Work \u201cWhite Collar Fraud\u201d? 08:30 \u2014 Does Having More Money Actually Make You a Better Founder? 11:40 \u2014 When Will Flexport IPO? What Price Would It Go Out At? 19:00 \u2014 Can AI Actually Automate Entire Companies or Is the Productivity Boom Overhyped? 22:00 \u2014 Which Jobs Will Exist in 5 Years That Don't Exist Today? 26:00 \u2014 OpenAI vs Anthropic: If Ryan Could Only Own One, Which Would He Buy? 27:45 \u2014 Are Chinese Open-Source Models a National Security Threat\u2014or Is Silicon Valley Overreacting? 30:15 \u2014 The $500M Fundraising Mistake Ryan Wishes He Never Made 35:00 \u2014 Why Flexport Abandoned San Francisco &amp;amp; Remote Work Damaged Flexport's Culture 41:00 \u2014 Why Marketing Is the Hardest Executive Hire in Startups 43:00 \u2014 Do Great CEOs Hate HR? 46:00 \u2014 Why Most Startup Founders Hire Executives Too Early 48:00 \u2014 What Ryan Learned Investing Alongside the Greatest YC Founders 55:00 \u2014 The Single Biggest Mistake Founders Make When Fundraising 1:09:00 \u2014 Does Founder Brand Actually Drive Enterprise Value? 1:11:00 \u2014 What Makes a Great Board Member\u2014and Why Most Boards Add Negative Value 1:13:00 \u2014 The Sports Team Ryan Dreams of Buying Just to Troll His Biggest Competitor &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Twenty Minute VC (20VC): Venture Capital | Startup Funding | The Pitch","author_url":"http:\/\/www.thetwentyminutevc.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41703040\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/203124260"}