Avi Telyas shares the amazing vision and mission of their organization, Makerhoods, and how their organization is able to help entrepreneurs with their businesses by combining affordable work/live communities with comprehensive business development services.

Avi also talks about the transformative power of community and affordable spaces, and how it can support the growth of micro-enterprises. His passion for Makerhood is one for inspiration and motivation, so make sure to check it out!

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Avi Telyas is an American real estate developer, serial entrepreneur, and pioneer in lean manufacturing and large-scale modular construction. His passion for architecture and craft entrepreneurship has led him to found Makerhoods.org, an organization which advocates for urban land use policies that foster self-employment and self-sufficiency through affordable working and living space.

QUOTES

“Makerhoods doesn’t just provide income for the entrepreneur; each one of these micro-enterprises generates four jobs, and those jobs make better than minimum because most of the time, these entrepreneurs hire family members and they pay them better, so it’s a great economic development strategy.”

AVI’S RECOMMENDATIONS

Zero to One by Peter Thiel (book)

SHOW NOTES

[0:01:58.2] How Mickey and Avi met

[0:03:00.3] Getting to know Avi

[0:04:36.0] Catching the real estate/entrepreneurial bug

[0:06:35.6] Avi’s educational background and how it helped him get into the real estate business

[0:07:26.7] Avi’s career after NYU

[0:07:34.6] How Avi was able to buy a small business for $15k and then sell it for $30M to a Fortune 500 company

[0:09:15.5] The beginning of Avi’s venture in modular construction

[0:11:22.3] How modular construction works

[0:12:07.5] The pros of modular construction

[0:12:54.7] What Makerhoods is about and the opportunities they offer for solo entrepreneurs and small businesses

[0:15:50.6] How Avi started with Makerhoods

[0:28:21.7] Makerhoods Projects

[0:30:16.4] What’s next for Makerhoods

[0:33:24.4] Get to know more about Makerhoods.org

[0:36:10.6] How Avi promotes his community

[0:36:54.4] The economic advantages of a community like Makerhoods

[0:37:47.3] Avi’s book recommendations

[0:38:48.5] Avi’s mentors

[0:40:02.9] Advice for people who want to venture into any form of real estate business