Crazy Until It’s Not: New Story Charity’s Bitcoin-Based Mortgages, NFTs, and 3D-Printed Homes
In this episode, Pete Flint chats with Brett Hagler about the recent activities and innovative strides of New Story. They delve into the company's origin, growth, and their mantra of pursuing innovative ideas. They discuss the influence of community on aspirations and New Story's culture and values. The conversation also covers the intersection of Web 3 and real estate financing, future plans, and the potential of NFTs for nonprofits.
Key Points
- New Story's mission is to pioneer solutions to end global homelessness by innovating in areas like affordable housing and efficient payment systems, including the use of web 3 technologies for digital mortgage payments.
- The organization leverages technology such as 3D printing to build homes faster, cheaper, and with unique designs, aiming to scale this approach and set a precedent for future housing solutions.
- Cultural values like a "team of founders" mentality and a "humble pursuit of excellence" are central to New Story's approach, driving the team to be resourceful, learn continuously, and set ambitious goals to tackle one of humanity's most pressing issues.
Some problems are so big, they feel crazy to even try to solve them. Global homelessness, for example. 1.6 billion people today are living without adequate housing*. This represents a massive, underserved market, and a type of problem often overlooked by tech Founders.
Fortunately, Brett Hagler and his Co-Founders at New Story Charity are tackling it head-on, with an unlikely combination of 3D printed homes, Bitcoin-based mortgages, and fundraising via NFTs.
Pete Flint has had the privilege of serving on New Story’s board since they graduated YCombinator in 2015 and have since witnessed their impressive, fearless growth. What looked at first like an intractable problem now seems like fertile ground for radical proptech-meets-Web3 innovation.
Real estate is the story of our lives.
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