<p>Logistics is an unorganized industry. Not a lot has changed in a very long time, and this industry is ripe for disruption.</p><p><br></p><p>One of the big problems in India (and globally), is the transport of empty containers. This is what happens:</p><p><br></p><p>(1) Once a container lands in India, it goes to the Importer&#39;s premises by road and it is unloaded.</p><p><br></p><p>(2) Once unloaded, the empty container goes back to a depot, where it is inspected and then it is re-used for Export.</p><p><br></p><p>(3) Once again, post inspection - the empty container travel by road to the Exporter&#39;s premises.</p><p><br></p><p>This delays exports. Stretches working capital for shipping lines. No one wins. </p><p><br></p><p>And this is precisely the problem that MatchLog is trying to solve. It tracks empty containers and links importers &amp; exporters. They inspect the empty containers so that it doesn&#39;t have to travel all the way back to depots.</p><p><br></p><p>MatchLog works with various stakeholders in the Logistics industry and through their platform have been able to drive efficiencies for all players involved.</p><p><br></p><p>I had a blast picking Harsh&#39;s brain about all things Logistics and how they built MatchLog through several iterations. We spoke on various topics like:</p><p><br></p><p>(01:55): Introduction to Harsh Gupta - talking about college biz, family biz, a few job stints before starting MatchLog.</p><p><br></p><p>(11:44): Making a transition from operating a family business to joining Grab + learning how to integrate tech into logistics + ultimately starting MatchLog.</p><p><br></p><p>(16:07): ITERATIONS - talking about various changes in the b-model &amp; a crash course in container logistics</p><p><br></p><p>(23:06): ELEVATOR PITCH FOR MATCHLOG</p><p><br></p><p>(26:09): How much time is MatchLog saving?</p><p><br></p><p>(27:34): How does International Logistics work? Is empty container shipment a global issue?</p><p><br></p><p>(30:46): Who are the various stakeholders involved in Logistics?</p><p><br></p><p>(32:19): Talking about carbon emissions, competition, awareness required, dealing with business owners</p><p><br></p><p>(37:07): Current sales strategy &amp; pushing technology into Logistics</p><p><br></p><p>(41:17): Recruitment @ MatchLog - BIG opportunity</p><p><br></p><p>(42:29): What’s next for MatchLog? Talking scale and expanding to new geographies.</p><p><br></p><p>(45:42): How difficult is it to iterate? What goes in the mind of a founder? How do you deal with uncertainty?</p><p><br></p><p>(48:39): CORE TEAM @ MATCHLOG</p><p><br></p><p>(51:27): Rapid Fire Qs</p><p><br></p><p>You can check out their website <a href="https://matchlog.delivery/about.html" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">here</a></p>