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Altana CEO Evan Smith - Supply Chains, China, and Globalization 2.0

Word of DaaS with Auren Hoffman Episode 169

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)