Matt is making the swag for the 3PL Insider Event this week in NY.

About to kick off the inaugural 3PL Insider Summit. If you are here, have fun!

Enjoying a terrific dialogue between Aaron Rubin and Jeff Kaiden on the entrepreneurial journey for Capacity. Aaron and ShipHero are doing an outstanding job creating a community of founders and business builders in ecommerce fulfillment! #InsiderSummit

Just got to speak at the ShipHero Insiders Summit today. Absolutely love seeing the roadmap + meeting other passionate operators Also Aaron Rubin and his team put on a hell of an event 🤌

Actually…. The problem is you end with roll up vehicles like Descartes which take companies that were founder-led and innovative and turn them into just another cog in a roll up - because we over-regulated being public.

Import via DDP. Have the Chinese company be the Importer of Record. You are safe from under-reported customs right? Apparently not, as brands are getting hit with the required duties anyway.

Tariffs are back on and de minimis from China remains banned as the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit just issued an administrative stay of the decision while it considers Trump’s appeal. So back to the way things were earlier in the week

No more Mr. Nice Guy.

Two great young companies, one in ecom and one in logistics did nice sized raises last month but haven’t announced yet. Anyway, we are so back.

What. An. Event. ShipHero Insider Summit 2025 brought together 150+ industry leaders, 12 powerhouse sessions, and some serious logistics brainpower. From product deep-dives to tactical insights—and even better conversations in between—we’re still buzzing. Watch the recap video 🎥

Some brands that moved fulfillment from Mexico to US earlier this year because the end of 321 have moved fulfillment back to Mexico for their non-Chinese manufactured items. 321 aka de minimis is still available for the rest of the world and there doesn't seem to be any momentum