“We created RNDSQR in order to figure out how to bring back more density to the inner city,” says Alkarim Devani – who now serves president of the company, while Afshin serves as CEO. “We wanted to redevelop established neighborhoods, because we felt that was more sustainable than growing outward,” Alkarim continues. “We also wanted to figure out how to bring more affordability to these neighborhoods. We wanted to give more people access to them, especially people that maybe didn’t have access to them before.” Again, Alkarim says they also wanted to give people places where they could “get more out of life.” “We wanted to give people the opportunity to create meaningful connections,” he explains. “We wanted to give them things to do besides staying cooped up inside their home or living in theMetaverse.” Alkarim points to the book ‘Triumph of the City’ by economist Edward Glaesar – a book that he learned about from internet entrepreneur Tony Hsieh, who he and Afshin were big fans of and got to see speak live. “That book is all about how humans’ greatest invention was just getting together and connecting. If you think about it, THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE CANADA “We wanted to give people the opportunity to create meaningful connections,” he explains. “We wanted to give them things to do besides staying cooped up inside their home or living in the Metaverse.”
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