Altana CEO Evan Smith - Supply Chains, China, and Globalization 2.0
Nov 12, 2024•44 min•Ep. 169
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Episode description
Evan Smith is the co-founder and CEO of Altana, a global supply chain management platform. Altana is one of the newest freight tech unicorns out there– they recently raised $200mm in a Series C round that valued the company at over a billion dollars.
In this episode, Evan and Auren discuss:
- Why "Globalization 2.0" is replacing free trade
- How Russia's economy defied sanctions expectations
- The hidden power of supply chain middlemen
- China's transformation from cheap labor to tech leader
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)
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