andrew katz

I haven't had the heart to post anything on social media over the past two weeks with everything going on in Israel but, given what happened with Convoy over the past twenty-four hours, figured I would share some thoughts. Toward the end of my time at Coyote, I looked at both Convoy and Uber Freight as two of the companies that were primed to change the industry. They had cool branding that made it seem like fun places to work. They combined freight and technology, with the intention of building a tech-forward culture, and it presented something different than what I was experiencing at that point. They were a clear leader when it came to marketing and branding in the industry and I took that into consideration when building Forager. A lot of people have ripped on Convoy for their business model, myself included, and I was guilty of having a similarly bad business model for part of the time I built Forager. As a founder, you take that ownership and learn from it and move on, ideally while taking care of your people as best as possible. What Convoy did for this industry is not necessarily something we’re going to realize today, but in a lot of ways, it created this intense competition amongst the rest of the top freight brokerages to up their tech game and start investing more in their product. Yes, several others were doing that long before Convoy came into existence, but Convoy raised the bar for tech in the industry. Convoy also brought a ton of capacity online that was previously offline, introducing their driver app to tons of drivers across the industry. That made it normal for drivers to download mobile apps from several brokerages and load boards and is likely why we actually have some sense of capacity visibility today. The best thing that I think Convoy did is that it brought some serious tech talent into the freight industry. There are so many insanely smart people who Convoy attracted from west coast tech companies who now have a passion for freight. They learned about challenging problems that every broker faces and I bet we’re going to see new startups come out of orange rubble. I’m excited to see what these talented freight tech experts are going to build to help brokerages, carriers, and shippers get more efficient. If you’re in tech and looking for a job, feel free to reach out and I can try to connect you to one of the many startups I’ve been lucky to meet in the industry lately.

@danarestia I’m between him, Romar +7500, and Mac O’Keefe +6000. What do you think of those two and any more you think worth consideration? Teat’s the only one I think has a chance of the top 8 favorites.

Pleased to announce I have talked myself into taking Dylan Molloy to win MVP at +7500.

@MatznerJon Done! My bad and thank you!

@MatznerJon Send,

I wanted my high-quality/low-cost global team to have easy access to ChatGPT within a tool they already use - Slack. So I built a Zap, that integrates a Slack channel to talk with ChatGPT. Works like a charm. RT and comment "Send," and I'll give you the Zap template.

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Ok. Here’s what we’re going to do. My mentions will be toast but #BigCatIsForThePeople. I’m going to give away 2 PS5’s to 2 random people who pick the PMT Lottery ball number correctly on Wed’s show. Only can reply once otherwise you’re disqualified. Guess the number below.

How are YOU getting ready for NFL Sunday? Im thinking Flaccos gona see alot of 8 man fronts verse those ravens LBs, because this week theres a tendency to put Queen in the box

trucks

@CloudTrucks Looking good! 🚀🚚

We are LIVE at the Mid-America Trucking Show! Follow along here on Twitter for live updates! #cloudtrucks #midamericatruckingshow #MATS50

I'm hiring! I got my job through twitter so it's only right I broadcast here too. Come join the Carrier or Central Operations teams @CloudTrucks linkedin.com/posts/ackatz13…

One of the biggest trends I've been writing about the last two years is the proliferation of technology aimed specifically at independent owner-operators and small fleets. Today, one of those providers (@CloudTrucks) announced a massive round: joc.com/technology/log… @JOC_Updates

By the way, the Ravens' streak of 43 straight games with at least 100 rushing yards was broken tonight. They finished with 86. Fitting that it came on the night when Lamar Jackson set the new franchise record with 442 passing yards in a wild overtime win.

Role of the day: Product Manager at @CloudTrucks “You get to be the first product manager at one of the fastest growing companies in the logistics space. You also get to own product for a critical pillar of the company.” pallet.xyz/list/lennys-jo…

@RD_GolfBettor How many times did you have to use your mouse to create this?

BMW Championship Card. Good vibes all around for this tournament: I grew up in Owings Mills, i talked to Spieth today at the practice round, i hit a Rahm live bet at the BMW last year. Will be monitoring live add opportunities throughout. GL everyone 👊

@ZachSpoon Bad take. But I get it’s all about hockey for you.

The Summer Olympics don’t hold a candle to the Winter Olympics

I just taste for the first time a smothie..MAN GOD BLESS AMERICA😊

Nothing is more soothing to the American patriot's heart than drinking American-inspired craft beer in Berlin, in a bar that looks drop-shipped from Portland. Only the Americans are so good at marketing and innovation they manage to sell beer back to the Germans.

@DarynGoldstein This is next level. Impressed and jealous I’ve never thought of this before

Announcement - I plan on watching the fuck out of this NCAA Lax Championship game* *subject to an accidental nap