How innovation is driving a new generation of entrepreneurship

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Share this email Share this email on LinkedIn   Share this email on Twitter   Share this email on Facebook   New from McKinsey & Company How innovation is driving a new generation of entrepreneurship The speed of innovation has been remarkable over the past 18 months—but so, too, has disruption and the pace of business failures. What’s next for global entrepreneurship? National Entrepreneurship Month is an opportune time to assess the current and future state of technological disruption as well as the professional and personal challenges entrepreneurs face in scaling their companies. Listen to recent episodes of the McKinsey on Start-ups podcast for conversations with start-up founders and leaders, investors, and industry experts, and dive deeper on: the emergence of online, peer-to-peer fashion resale marketplaces how one start-up is looking to solve the sustainability challenge by revolutionizing the electric motor the evolving start-up environment in Japan the world’s first purpose-built, full-electric commercial truck Read more How online marketplaces are making secondhand fashion a first choice Online resale marketplaces are turning secondhand fashion into a mainstream market. Maximilian Bittner, CEO of Vestiaire Collective, thinks growing interest in sustainability will further fuel the category. Listen to the episode   Driving motors into a digital, sustainable future Electric motors power much of the global economy, and they also waste a quarter of global electricity consumption. Ryan Morris thinks his company can solve this environmental challenge. Drive change   Can Japan finally become a start-up power? Long viewed as a relative laggard, Japan's start-up ecosystem is beginning to come into its own. Investor Paul McInerney sheds light on the evolving environment for entrepreneurs. Explore Japan's startup ecosystem   E(lectric) Commerce: Volta Trucks' vehicle for sustainable delivery Commercial trucks are a major source of emissions in cities. Carl-Magnus Norden thinks his start-up can be the catalyst needed to make the sector more environmentally-friendly. Drive forward   Common goods: Fighting materials' impact on climate change The materials used to make physical goods produce a large share of greenhouse gas emissions. Origin Materials thinks it has the solution to that pressing problem. Get perspective   Fueling innovation and filling gaps in Latin America A lack of early stage capital on the continent has hampered start-up creation and scaling. MAYA Capital co-founders Lara Lemann and Monica Saggioro are determined to change that. Listen to the episode   Vital signs: The growing impact of digital health innovation Digital health solutions have the potential to dramatically improve patient care and slow rising costs. Yet achieving that at scale still has obstacles to overcome. Overcome challenges   Digital health: Can gamification be a winning strategy for disease management? Sidekick Health is out to show that digital therapeutics programs can help patients more effectively manage their chronic conditions. Change your approach   Entrepreneurship beyond Silicon Valley Innovation is accelerating in Europe and beyond, making way for a new generation of start-ups. Opportunities, innovation, and more   Global VC view: Funding start-ups in the next normal The boom that tech start-ups have been experiencing has continued through the pandemic. Two leading venture capitalists talk about how investing in them is changing. Listen in   To see more essential reading on topics that matter, visit McKinsey Themes. — Curated by Eleni Kostopoulos, a digital publishing manager in New York Follow our thinking McKinsey Insights - Get our latest thinking on your iPhone, iPad, or Android Share these insights Did you enjoy this newsletter? Forward it to colleagues and friends so they can subscribe too. Was this issue forwarded to you? Sign up for it and sample our 40+ other free email subscriptions here. This email contains information about McKinsey’s research, insights, services, or events. By opening our emails or clicking on links, you agree to our use of cookies and web tracking technology. For more information on how we use and protect your information, please review our privacy policy. You received this email because you subscribed to our High Tech, Telecoms & Internet alert list. Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe Copyright © 2021 | McKinsey & Company, 3 World Trade Center, 175 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10007