Alexandria Lafci, co-founder and COO of New Story Charity, describes the rapid development timeline for their 3D home printing technology unveiled at SXSW 2018.
“Last August is when we said we're going to start building this printer. We want to do it by South by Southwest in March. At that point, no printer existed, right? And not only was the printer built, but the house was built.”
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Local partners understand community dynamics better than outside aid organizations
“Everywhere you go, you spin the globe, point your finger, everywhere you go, there are competent people and organizations who are going to know their communities, how to do business in those locations better than you ever will.”
Alexandria LafciApr 4, 2018▶ 7:313D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity · Y Combinator
Insight
The raw number of homes built is a vanity metric
“Cause it's not actually number of homes is a vanity metric, right? What if those homes are empty? What if those homes aren't actually better than what people were in before? What if those homes are crumbling? Right? So the impact, like what is the change in pe…”
Alexandria LafciApr 4, 2018▶ 20:363D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity · Y Combinator
AssertionContradicted
New Story and ICON built the first 3D printer for remote regions
“Our printer that we've designed is a printer that's ready to work in some of the most remote areas in the world, some of the You know, most difficult to work places in the world which is the first of its kind.”
Alexandria LafciApr 4, 2018▶ 42:373D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity · Y Combinator
AssertionSupported
New Story funded 100 homes in 92 days during Y Combinator
“We did that and then actually hit a hundred homes in like 92 days. So we exceeded our goal.”
Alexandria LafciApr 4, 2018▶ 16:283D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity · Y Combinator
AssertionNot checkable as stated
Families moving into New Story homes gain three to five sleep hours
“When families move into a home they're, they increase their amount of sleep by like three to five hours.”
Alexandria LafciApr 4, 2018▶ 20:593D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity · Y Combinator
AssertionNot checkable as stated
3D printing curves costs no more than printing straight lines
“It's not any more expensive or difficult to design in like loops and curves as it is to do straight lines.”
Alexandria LafciApr 4, 2018▶ 34:143D Home Printing for the Developing World – Alexandria Lafci and Brett Hagler of New Story Charity · Y Combinator
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