His "Factory in a Box" Builds a House in 30 Days | ROP #56 episode artwork

EPISODE · Oct 15, 2025 · 30 MIN

His "Factory in a Box" Builds a House in 30 Days | ROP #56

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America is facing a housing crisis driven by two core problems: a massive skilled labor shortage and 50 years of zero productivity growth in construction. QB founder Aleksandr Gampel has a radical solution. In this episode, he reveals his "Factory in a Box" - a mobile microfactory that can be deployed anywhere to build a high-quality home in just 30 days with only four unskilled workers. Plus: why most construction-tech startups fail, the secret to building at scale without a gigafactory, his plan to become the "McDonald's of housing," and how this revolution will finally make the dream of homeownership affordable again.

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