The serial builder advantage: Why repeat innovators win
7/2/202626 min
In an era of economic uncertainty and accelerating technological disruption, creating new businesses has become less of a growth option and more of a strategic imperative. In this episode of The McKinsey Podcast, McKinsey Senior Partner Jason Bello speaks with Editorial Director Roberta Fusaro about McKinsey’s new research on corporate venture building. They examine why serial builders outperform their peers, how AI is reshaping the economics of innovation, and what leaders can do to turn experimentation into a repeatable capability.
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First 90 secondsJason Bello· Guest0:00
[upbeat music] Pick a business problem that you want to solve and think about business building as a way to solve the problem. We have found that players who take multiple shots on goal against a single goal tend to be much more successful than players that are placing lots of bets all over the place.
Roberta Fusaro· Host0:17
That's McKinsey Senior Partner Jason Bello. Multiple shots, one goal. Could corporate venture builders take a tip from soccer? Well, yeah. Both require teamwork, creativity, and the ability to be very focused on one goalllll. [laughs] Jason joins me to talk about why creating new businesses is becoming a strategic imperative for every company. [upbeat music] This is the McKinsey Podcast, where we help you make sense out of the world's toughest business challenges. I'm Roberta Fazzaro, your host for today. Jason, thanks so much for joining the podcast today.
Jason Bello· Guest1:04
Thanks for having me. It's great to be here.
Roberta Fusaro· Host1:06
We're here today to talk about McKinsey's latest survey on corporate venture building. What do we mean by corporate venture building?
Jason Bello· Guest1:14
We mean a step-out business, so it can be in the area that you work, it can be with the same customers that you serve, but we're talking about wholly new products. And it's important because it means you need a different level of investment