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Feb 22, 2021 • 11 tweets • 6 min read
1) What is the new normal post-COVID? And where are the best opportunities to deploy capital?
Here are a few interesting data points that may provide clues 👇
2) COVID turbo-charged the innovation cycle & seeded the next wave of entrepreneurs
- Pace of #innovation -> @McKinsey reports that execs moved 20-25x faster in their digital adoption efforts
- Next wave -> High propensity business applications rose over 50% compared to 2019
Feb 14, 2021 • 10 tweets • 6 min read
1) Engineered timber will revolutionize urban construction
By 2050, ~68% of world's pop. will dwell in cities -> rapid urbanization will req add'l infrastructure
Q: How can cities build to meet urbanization demand & also reduce CO2 impact at same time?
A: Eng. 🪵& here's why 👇
2) The 2 most common building materials today are steel & concrete
- Together, these materials generate ~10% of world's CO2 [greater than all but two countries: 🇺🇸& 🇨🇳]
- To have any shot at reducing the CO2 footprint by 2050, cities need #sustainabledevelopment alternatives
