FreightWaves CEO Craig Fuller - why pricing data businesses trade at 30x EBIT despite 4% growth

Craig Fuller is the founder and CEO of FreightWaves, a freight media company, and SONAR, a supply chain data platform. He’s also the founder of Firecrown, which owns more than 50 publications across aviation, marine, and supply chain sectors, and he recently released his first book, Moving the World: How the Supply Chain’s Evolution Affects Us All. 

In this episode of World of DaaS, Craig and Auren discuss:

• How FreightWaves predicted the 2022 freight recession
• Why pricing data businesses trade at 30x EBIT
• Building negative CAC through media acquisitions
• The four-year industry experience rule for freight startups

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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)