New 401 lot project in Jalisco, MX.

For context, we buy/develop land, and simultaneously, families (first-time potential land owners) have a ~24mo payment plan to pay for the full cost of the land and infrastructure.

When finished paying, families legally own the land title…

Rowing in the same direction.

Q1 ‘24 was one of New Story 🏡’ best quarters in five years. Reasons:
- Do less.
- Row in the same direction.

Doing less and rowing in the same direction are much easier said than executed. Really have to fight for it and make hard decisions.…

Mental toughness.

I’m reading Bad Therapy. IMO, at best, it’s one of the most important books of the year. At worst, it’s a perspective everyone should hear.

When reading it, I continue to think about two words from my life experience: mental toughness.

In 7th grade, I was…

many communication nuggets in here. Worth watching a few times and taking notes. Lulu Cheng Meservey

new New Story 🏡 brand video:

Sell affordable land.
Collateralize families.
Unlock home financing.

newstoryhomes.org

On increasing affordable home supply for customers to purchase:
“Instead of redistributing wealth, you’re creating new wealth. This is not taxing the rich and giving to the poor. The is creating a *new thing* and you have new customers.

The total amount of new wealth in the…

.Shaan Puri is really good at what he does. I think Shaan has a lot of natural skill but also seems super intentional about storytelling, framing, and planning a conversation. Lots to learn in this episode w David Perell

Use case for “taking functions or processes in business that are artificially constrained by their cost or complexity”:

Architecture AI for low-income families.

Input learning data per region on material costs, building codes, cultural styles, quality needed for a home loan,…

NYC spring time running is here and it’s the best on a sunny Saturday.

If you’re a runner in the city, I’m on Strava here: strava.app.link/NsK8YT3a1Hb

This week marks six years of ICON. 130+ homes and structures in two countries, four states. Social affordable housing + large-scale residential + off-world work with NASA + light commercial work and more. We're just getting started...

To learn more or to join our team visit…

After you read the early SpaceX stories in Walter Isaacson’s biography on Elon, there is a different level of respect for the progress of Starship.

From a small team starting a first principles based rocket startup to what they’ve accomplished in 22yrs is unfathomable.

The…

Studies have shown women with strong property and inheritance rights earn up to 3.8X more income and increase their savings by up to 35%.

This is why we ensure at least 60% of the people we serve are women. Learn more: newstoryhomes.org/blog/land-righ…

'Hello world. I am Vitruvius, your AI Architect.'

iconbuild.com/vitruvius

Let's go, Jason Ballard ICON!

What Brett Hagler and the team New Story 🏡 are doing is astonishing.

They're changing how the lowest income families access credit, own a house for the first time, and create generational change.

Read the post below and, if you feel called, ask how you can get involved.

Jensen telling the truth. I love it.

“excellence is the capacity to take pain.”
– Isadore Sharp,
Founder of Four Seasons

With the context of New Story 🏡 working in the developing world, one of the coolest things to me about Bitcoin is the inclusion it offers to anyone, anywhere.

An unbanked, low-income family in the developing world has *no access* to buy the S&P, Nvidia, Berkshire, T-bills,…