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Aug 2020
21m 43s

FedEx vs UPS | Kick the Tire, Light the ...

Wondery
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It’s the early 1970s, and 27-year-old Fred Smith has an idea for a new kind of package delivery service, one that uses its own planes to deliver packages in under 24 hours. Skeptics tell him the start-up costs are too high and the demand too low, but Smith thinks he’s found a way to make it work. He invests millions of his own money to get the new company st ... Show More
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