Leaders in Tech and Ecommerce

#48: David Glick Chief Technology Officer of FLEXE


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David Glick is the CTO of on-demand warehousing and fulfillment company, FLEXE. He's responsible for the design and development of the FLEXE Technology Platform. Before FLEXE, he spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, including five years as the VP of Fulfillment Technology, where he oversaw the development and functionality of the technology within Amazon's fulfillment centers, as well as the technology for Amazon's transportation systems.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

  • [05:20] Working with clients like Walmart
  • [10:19] Engineers working from the warehouse floor – take your engineers close to the pain points 
  • [14:54] Recognizing heroes who prepare – so that on peak season you don’t need to firefight 
  • [16:13] Hurricane Heroes – case study 
  • [20:17] Jump In and Running Towards the Fire – FLEXE Culture
  • [31:50] Career advice: Solve problems for your boss!

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