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When you learn that you’re planning on doing something that the base rates tell you is difficult, a realistic view of what the future might have in store for you will encourage you to identify the obstacles that stand in the way for most people. That advance warning gives you the opportunity to develop ways of avoiding or surmounting those obstacles so you can increase your chances of success.
Simple example: a burger sells for 1 Euro in Germany & 1.5 dollars in US, so USD/Euro exchange rate = 1.5.
Plug this equation back into the previous equation for within-country price level & you get:
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Even though XPO was barely more than a start-up in a space with many long-standing players, we knew that we wanted to make a big bet on the automation trend and become a leading innovator in transportation and logistics. Within four years, we were a global presence in transformative technologies like warehouse robotics, machine-learning-based workforce productivity, and automated shipper-carrier freight brokerage. Today, XPO, GXO, and RXO are all continuing to be propelled by that same big trend we spotted in 2011, which is now even more viable with AI.
How to Make a Few Billion Dollars
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