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Aug 2020
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Episode 2 - Hussein Hachem

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Hussein Hachem is the former CEO of Aramex, a global logistics giant.

 

We begin talking about living in Lebanon during the civil war and comparing it to life now (2:52). He delves into his early years at Aramex (7:59), the current and future state of logistics and e-commerce (14:53), big tech companies accessing our data (22:30), disruptive startups (34:09), and his opinion on our podcast (43:53). 

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