He figured out what works and did more of it. He figured out what didn’t work and avoided it.
– Charlie Munger on Lee Kuan Yew

Nayib Bukele has done this in multiple transformative categories for El Salvador. This is another example — getting out in front with extreme

Had the honor talking with Hernando De Soto today. He is incredible. One of the biggest thinkers I’ve ever spoken with.

Hernando’s book, Mystery of Capital, had a significant impact on me and New Story 🏡’s strategy around supplying affordable land and the life-changing,

“Mediocrity is my opportunity”

David Senra does a great job breaking down Walt Disney’s mentality on viewing second rate, average products as the opportunity to create something better — something people love.

Two examples:
- Average cleanliness with some trash at theme

If you’re an entrepreneur or donor trying to solve a social problem, do all you can to design a market-based solution. This one slide tells the story.

Our biggest problems are too expensive to not access the blue.

Imagine what it’d take to go market-based: viewing who you’re

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...

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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…

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