How to Make Speed a Feature with Dan Lewis of Convoy

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Squid Game is back—and this time, the knives are out. In the thrilling Season 3 premiere, Player 456 is spiraling and a brutal round of hide-and-seek forces players to kill or be killed. Hosts Phil Yu and Kiera Please break down Gi-hun’s descent into vengeance, Guard 011’s daring betrayal of the Game, and the shocking moment players are forced to choose between murdering their friends… or dying. Then, Carlos Juico and Gavin Ruta from the Jumpers Jump podcast join us to unpack their wild theories for the season. Plus, Phil and Kiera face off in a high-stakes round of “Hot Sweet Potato.” SPOILER ALERT! Make sure you watch Squid Game Season 3 Episode 1 before listening on. Play one last time. IG - @SquidGameNetflix X (f.k.a. Twitter) - @SquidGame Check out more from Phil Yu @angryasianman , Kiera Please @kieraplease and the Jumpers Jump podcast Listen to more from Netflix Podcasts . Squid Game: The Official Podcast is produced by Netflix and The Mash-Up Americans.…

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Throughout his career, Dan worked at tech giants Amazon, Microsoft, and Google. In 2015, he set out to build a tech giant of his own: Convoy. Convoy is a digital trucking network that is transforming the trillion-dollar global trucking industry. Dan went from interviewing truckers on the side of the road to building a business that works with over 300,000 trucks across the country. Dan shares how the rise of mobile technology was an accelerant to his business, how he used YouTube to learn the language of trucking, and the pivotal advice Jeff Bezos gave him about building a leadership team.

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How to Make Speed a Feature with Dan Lewis of Convoy

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