Show Notes
Philipp Ortwein is Co-Founder and Managing Director of InstaFreight, a digital forwarding company. He graduated with a Master in Management from the University of Mannheim and did his executive education at Harvard and Stanford. During 9 years of work experience at Bain & Company and 2 Startups, he gained expertise in digitization and Industry 4.0. Discover more details here. Some of the highlights of the episode: InstaFreight’s origin storyHow InstaFreight faces challenges in time...
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