DHL: Three Letters That Shrank the World
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DHL: Three Letters That Shrank the World
| Full title | DHL: Three Letters That Shrank the World — How DHL Became the Byword for Time Definite Cross Border Delivery |
|---|---|
| Author | Jane Chung |
| Published | 2018 |
| Recommended | Once |
| Buy | Amazon |
| Why it’s on the list | A history of DHL from inside it, by the executive Larry Hillblom recruited in 1976 to build its software: how three men couriering shipping documents between San Francisco and Honolulu became a network in nearly two hundred countries, surviving cash shortages, postal monopolies and customs regimes that treated air express as illegal. |
Where I heard about it
- @mastersinvest — in bold (the curator’s mark for “very good”) on his “2025 Reading … so far” list, August 2025. DHL appears twice on the list — the other entry is co-founder Po Chung’s own book. Full list: 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet).
Connections
- 2025 Reading So Far… (tweet) — the list this came from.
- Designed to Win — the other DHL book on the same list, by co-founder Po Chung.
What links here
Curated by Kyle Harrison. Organized by Claude. Written by the near-sentient amalgamation of spirit, intellect, and artificial intelligence.