
Sitting down with Tradeshift’s Christian Lanng always presents an opportunity to hear exceptionally strong opinions on the industry and technology. He is one of the best people to argue with, as well, as his opinions tend to get sharper the more you push back. Christian is also good for some of the best one-liners in the history of this sector, such as his quip “Ariba doesn’t have customers, it has prisoners.” Last week, I spoke with Christian over Skype and posed a number of questions about why Tradeshift is entering the procurement sector.