The Next Unicorns E9 NEXT Trucking CEO Lidia Yan on scaling her two-sided trucking marketplace | E995

In this episode, Jason Calacanis chats with Lidia Yan about her entrance into the trucking industry, the revolution of drayage shipping by NEXT, and how it compares to Uber Freight. They delve into the trucking industry's pricing, Amazon's impact, and the challenges Yan faced as a woman founder.

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Jason Calacanis

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Lidia Yan

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Chapters

0:00	Opening
0:55	Jason intros Lidia Yan
5:03	Lidia describes getting into the trucking industry and why NEXT focuses on "drayage"
13:29	How NEXT has revolutionized drayage shipping
18:22	What is a typical shipping broker's take rate
20:54	How does pricing work in the trucking industry?
27:28	How do trucking companies measure their driver's hours?
29:41	Issues within the trucking industry?
35:14	Did trucking lose employees to ride-sharing?
39:20	How NEXT compares to Uber Freight
44:50	Amazon's impact on the trucking industry
46:22	Trade war bringing inconsistency to trucking
48:41	How Lidia dealt with the challenges of being a woman starting a trucking company
50:47	Importance of getting to profitability early on

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