Jordan has a conversation with Aleh Kandrashou, co-founder and CEO of Cuby Technologies. Aleh shares his background as a physicist and engineer, why he started Cuby, and how he’s applying lean manufacturing principles to revolutionize home building.

In this conversation, Aleh explains why construction is a logistics problem, how Cuby’s mobile micro-factories can reduce costs by up to 40%, and why the future of housing depends on decentralized production. 🏗️🏠

Chapters:

00:00 - Introduction

01:50 - Meet Aleh Kandrashou

04:58 - Aleh’s Journey From Engineering To Construction

07:33 - Why Construction Is A Logistics Problem

10:45 - Cuby’s Mobile Micro Factories

15:21 - Integrating Manufacturing With Construction

17:56 - Modular vs. Prefabricated Homes

20:33 - Why Aleh Chose To Work On This Problem

23:51 - Poor Housing Quality In America

28:35 - Good/Bad Of Geographically-Dispersed Teams

31:32 - Steel vs Wood-frame Housing

35:32 - Why Decentralized Production Is The Solution

42:53 - Building Factories And Scaling Production

45:24 - The Cost Breakdown Of Building A Cuby Home

48:01 - Unleashing Real Economy, Long-tail Entrepreneurship

50:38 - Aleh Is An Engineer’s Engineer

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