Driven By with Sam Coates

My guest today is Steve Glenn. Steve is an entrepreneur and CEO of Plant Prefab. After closing its series B round at $30 Million, Plant Prefab is locked in on changing the game of how homes are built...   Plant Prefab is backed by high-profile investors, including Amazon, Asahi Kasei, Gerdau Paris Ventures, and Obvious Ventures. They recognize the massive market opportunity that Plant Prefab is capitalizing on.   We all know the pain points. There’s an undersupply of homes, rising material costs, increasing construction timelines, lack of subcontractors, harmful environmental impact, I could go on.   This interview is a great episode where you will hear:   The challenge of wedding profit and purpose when what you need to do is scale   The good, the bad, and the ugly of an achievement personality. How this has shaped who he is today and Steve’s own entrepreneurial journey   A deep dive into why their solution solves critical issues and the impact for the future   Who is James Rouse? His influence, his story, and how his impact even lives on today   Plus much more!   Please enjoy this week’s episode with Steve Glenn!   Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveglenn/ https://www.plantprefab.com/ https://www.plantprefab.com/press-center/Plant-Prefab-Announces-$30-Million-Series-B-and-the-Opening-of-a-Second-Factory   https://obvious.com/ https://www.aboutamazon.com/ https://www.asahi-kasei.com/ https://www2.gerdau.com.br/paris-ventures   Short homes: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/america-is-short-more-than-5-million-homes-study-says.html   James Rouse: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/james-w-rouses-legacy-better-living-through-design-180951187/   Market and opportunity- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705817317344   The future: https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2021/02/08/the-future-of-real-estate-is-modular/?sh=67c2f19873ec  

Show Notes

My guest today is Steve Glenn. Steve is an entrepreneur and CEO of Plant Prefab. After closing its series B round at $30 Million, Plant Prefab is locked in on changing the game of how homes are built...   Plant Prefab is backed by high-profile investors, including Amazon, Asahi Kasei, Gerdau Paris Ventures, and Obvious Ventures. They recognize the massive market opportunity that Plant Prefab is capitalizing on.

 

We all know the pain points. There’s an undersupply of homes, rising material costs, increasing construction timelines, lack of subcontractors, harmful environmental impact, I could go on.

 

This interview is a great episode where you will hear:

 

The challenge of wedding profit and purpose when what you need to do is scale

 

The good, the bad, and the ugly of an achievement personality. How this has shaped who he is today and Steve’s own entrepreneurial journey

 

A deep dive into why their solution solves critical issues and the impact for the future

 

Who is James Rouse? His influence, his story, and how his impact even lives on today

 

Plus much more!

 

Please enjoy this week’s episode with Steve Glenn!

 

Links:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/steveglenn/

https://www.plantprefab.com/

https://www.plantprefab.com/press-center/Plant-Prefab-Announces-$30-Million-Series-B-and-the-Opening-of-a-Second-Factory

 

https://obvious.com/

https://www.aboutamazon.com/

https://www.asahi-kasei.com/

https://www2.gerdau.com.br/paris-ventures

 

Short homes: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/09/14/america-is-short-more-than-5-million-homes-study-says.html

 

James Rouse:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/james-w-rouses-legacy-better-living-through-design-180951187/

 

Market and opportunity- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705817317344

 

The future: https://www.forbes.com/sites/theyec/2021/02/08/the-future-of-real-estate-is-modular/?sh=67c2f19873ec

 

What is Driven By with Sam Coates?

Sharing experiences, insights, and the drivers behind why my guests have built what they have built and how this applies to what drives you.