In a back-to-school guest episode from the McKinsey Israel on High Tech podcast, senior partner Andrew Goodman and Chegg VP Engineering Aviel Lazar discuss the evolving edtech market and what lessons it holds for both entrepreneurs and investors.
Mar 2023
Creating a clean water supply from the air and sun
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, our guest is Dr. Cody Friesen, the founder and CEO of Source Global, a sustainability-focused startup that is working to help solve the planet’s drinking water scarcity issues. The company’s flagship product is the Source Hydropanel, a ... Show More
30m 14s
Feb 2023
Fueling Mexico’s startup ecosystem with an equity-free helping hand
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, our guest is Camila Lecaros, the Managing Director of MassChallenge Mexico, a start-up accelerator that is part of a global network with other outposts in Boston, Texas, Israel, and Switzerland. MassChallenge uses a relatively unique mo ... Show More
23m 19s
Jan 2023
Base10’s Ade Ajao: A data-driven approach to funding more diverse founders
On today’s episode of McKinsey on Startups, we talk to Adeyemi Ajao, the cofounder and Managing Partner at Base 10 Partners. The San Francisco-based VC firm focuses on startups bringing automation technology to a variety of sectors in what it calls the Real Economy, including log ... Show More
33m 8s
Nov 2022
Global Tech: What’s Next for EdTech?
<p>Education technology, or EdTech, saw significant adoption during the COVID-19 pandemic, yet opportunity remains in this still young industry if one looks long-term. Head of Products for European Equity Research Paul Walsh and Head of the European Internet Services Team Miriam ... Show More
5m 6s
Dec 2020
Technology & Teaching: The Rise of Virtual Learning
<p>Virtual learning was already a high-growth sector, but that was nothing compared to skyrocketing usage among children shut out of schools by the pandemic in 2020. While there have been promising results, there’s still plenty of room for improvement. </p><p>Mac Glovinsky, globa ... Show More
24m 37s
Dec 2020
Tactics, tools and technologies
The role of technology in life and work has grown immensely in the midst of the pandemic. In our final episode, we speak with Dr Gloria Mark, professor of informatics at the University of California, about the strategies that people can take to remain focused and try to increase ... Show More
30m 41s