Jordan has a conversation with Aleks Gampel, co-founder and COO of Cuby Technologies, Inc. Cuby is building micro-factories for new home construction.

They discuss why decentralized manufacturing is a critical to solving the US housing crisis, the failure of past construction-tech startups, and why Cuby’s approach could finally bring affordable, high-quality housing to market at scale.

Read more about Cuby here - https://www.cubytechnologies.com/

Follow Aleks on X - @AGampel1

Follow Jordan on X - @jrwolfe

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:23 - Aleks Journey From WeWork to Cuby

07:13 - Construction and Its Aging Workforce

07:53 - Meeting His Co-founder and Bringing The Factory Close To The Construction Site

10:56 - How Cuby’s Micro-Factories Work

13:25 - Cuby’s Early Challenges

17:48 - Breaking Down How Homebuilding Works

19:13 - Power of Vertical Integration

21:00 - Competing with Industry Giants

22:42 - Quality Issues in US Construction

25:24 - How Cuby Breaks Down The Problem And Applies Lean Manufacturing

28:48 - Current Status Of Cuby

32:07 - Community of Next-Generation Industrialists

34:18 - How Do We Enable Next-Generation Manufacturing?

39:19 - Detroit’s Missed Opportunity in the 2010s

41:18 - Role of Robotics And Humanoids

43:51 - Breaking Down The Economics Of Cuby’s Micro-Factories

46:15 - Challenges Of Automation In Home Building

48:31 - Why Aleks Is Working On This Problem

50:20 - Cuby’s Geographic Footprint

50:54 - Public Funding Opportunities

51:51 - Why Aleks Doesn’t Think 3D Printing Is The Answer

53:09 - Breaking Down Prefab vs Modular Housing

54:54 - Where to Find Aleks

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