Alec Hartman is the CEO and co-founder of Welcome Homes, a startup offering custom-built homes that can be ordered online. Alec has previously built Digital Ocean, a publicly traded company providing cloud infrastructure to help businesses build, deploy and scale applications.

In our conversation with Alec, we cover:

• Evolution of the startup ecosystem in Miami and Florida
• The origin story of Welcome Homes
• Market analysis behind the decision to start building custom-made homes
• How Welcome Homes work and how does it differ from a traditional home building process
• How Welcome Homes changes the work of contractors
• Smart homes and the level of technology that people expect in their homes
• Housing market in the times of remote work and high-speed internet
• Regulatory compliance and building a remote-work dedicated home
• The future of real estate
• Alec’s startup journey, starting Digital Ocean
• The benefits of going through Techstars program with Digital Ocean
• Alec’s three mantras for running a startup

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