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I don't get why there was such an emphasis on building a factory/assembly line from the very beginning. An experienced general contractor can get 650sf dwelling

by pbreit 4y ago

I don't get why there was such an emphasis on building a factory/assembly line from the very beginning. An experienced general contractor can get 650sf dwellings built pretty easily, especially in the confines of a wharehouse.

nikanj 4y ago
The assembly line gives the company the Tech Aura which gets them funded.
- m-ee 4y ago
  It's not impossible and there are some advantages. I watched an entire apartment building in Oakland get assembled in like two weeks. The modular pieces were built at Factory OS in Vallejo and trucked in.
- sokoloff 4y ago
  You’ve definitely got a point here, but I think you could announce that strategy and still spin some MVP/MLP/PMF jargon to explain why you’re slow-rolling the factory while building the first dozen units.
  - pyb 4y ago
    They had to believe 100% in the assembly-line strategy, in order to work on this in the first place, and to sell it to investors.