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ImportGenius: The Disruptive Shipping Database
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- sdurkin 18y agoWe should note that this kind of data isn’t going to be useful for security purposes - the US Customs office has invested in a $15 Billion tracking system that (hopefully) leaves this one in the dust. Wouldn't put too much faith in that...
- newt0311 18y agosadly, I agree with you.
- kirubakaran 18y agoNothing to be sad about. This 'feature' is not specific to the US government.
- maien 18y agosounds good, but they are based on free data. If it works out for them, someone will jump it and offer it for free. Even though there is not much reason...
- kirubakaran 18y agoWhile I do agree with you, I'd like to point out that Google is based on free data too.
- rory096 18y agoThat's why Google would have failed completely if it required a monthly subscription (actually Google's a bad example since it was already a crowded market full of free search engines, but whatever).
- cstejerean 18y agosome of the data is free, the article claims they also licensed rights to data from other sources.
- rokhayakebe 18y ago"disruptive"?
- ambition 18y agoCheaper, simpler than alternatives? Check. Competing against non-consumption? Check. Success encourages competitors to flee upmarket? Nope. Reference: The Innovator's Dilemma by Clayton Christensen.
- sebastian 18y agoDoes anyone know where those public records can be found?