A look at FedEx through the years

A look at FedEx through the years

More than 50 years ago, FedEx began as an idea proposed in a Yale economics paper. Here’s what happened next.

In The Early 1970s, FedEx Was Teetering On Bankruptcy. So Founder Fred

The first few years of running a business are brutal. You're juggling cash flow, trying to win over skeptical investors, scrambling to hit impossible growth targets, and praying the phones keep ringing. There are supply chain issues. Burned-out employees. Missed deliveries. Broken equipment. Maybe even a lawsuit or two. And then one day, you wake up and realize… you don't have enough money to make payroll next week. In that moment, a typical ent…