[stephenboyd]

Why does everyone keep saying international shipping isn't sexy? It has a profound global impact and you can see it happening massively everyday with the work of thousands of people as giant ships come into the port and load/unload. I know the heart wants what the heart wants, but it should be considered at least as sexy as hosted version control, mobile marketing analytics, 'big data', automated taxi dispatch, or any other hot areas.

[iamabraham]

Of course it is a profound problem in a massive market with tons of financial and world-changing potential. So are things like commercial fire systems, utility-line inspection, and senior care. My snarky barb about the unsexiness of it comes from what feels like excess coverage of gaming, "shared" economy services, and on-demand services. These things are certainly important in their own right, but offering a different way to deliver me a Jimmy John's sandwich is far less meaningful on most every level than, say, reducing the radiation and waste created everytime more concrete is poured.

I hope Flexport is super successful. My jab was not at them at all.

[egillie]

Right?? Did they even look at our "About Us" or "Careers" page?

-person on the 'careers' page