The Business Method: Interviewing Billionaires, Billion Dollar Founders & the World’s Most Successful People 🎧🔥 Ep.547 ~ A $3 Billion Startup That Created Elon Musk’s Unfoldable House - Paolo Tiramani
Jul 13, 2022
Paolo Tiramani, Founder and CEO of Boxabl, revolutionizes housing with his $3 billion startup that creates unique unfoldable homes. He shares the incredible efficiency of homes that set up in just an hour with a full suite of amenities, all for about $50,000. Paolo discusses the innovations transforming modern living, the challenges of building a factory, and how they are meeting the growing demand for accessible housing. With 90,000 pre-orders, Tiramani’s vision is reshaping real estate and providing solutions for compact living.
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Housing Is Pre-Industrial Industry
- Homes are built in a pre-industrial way unlike most other factory-built goods.
- Boxabl adapts housing to a post-industrial, factory-built approach for efficiency and scale.
Packing Homes by Dollar Density
- About two thirds of home space is empty and one third is "dollar dense" with complex features.
- Boxabl packs dollar dense core items inside an eight-and-a-half-foot wide unit to triple shipped volume when unfolded.
Military Order Milestone
- Boxabl secured a surprising military order for 156 units supporting a great cause.
- This became a major milestone in scaling their operations and credibility.
