TribeZ Spaces · Founder Residency · Florianópolis
Ship the thing you keep postponing.
Ninety days in Floripa with a private room, a 12-week build sprint, and founders who see your weekly commits—so “someday” becomes a launch date.
Founding cohort — discounted rate. Later cohorts from $10,000/person per 90 days.
Island mood — photos via Unsplash; illustrative only.
The honest part
The idea isn't the bottleneck. Your environment is.
Intent rusts fast when nobody sees your slip and your week belongs to everyone else. Here's what we hear most:
- ·No spine — the calendar fills; the build doesn't.
- ·No mirror — nobody reflects your excuses back to you.
- ·No container — home, Slack, tabs — one endless context switch.
- ·No finish line — “next month” is always available.
TribeZ Spaces · Founder Residency
A live-in system for the last mile of your MVP
You move into a premium house with a handful of peers under the same pressure. The program isn't content you watch — it's the cadence you can't ghost. Not a vacation rental. A structured run at:
- →Validate — kill the wrong idea before it owns your repo
- →Build — ship ugly, iterate where it hurts
- →Launch — put it in front of strangers; learn what breaks
What makes this different
Accelerators often trade equity for a batch and a demo day. We trade you a room and twelve weeks that don't negotiate with your excuses — live-in, peer pressure, no equity.
| Typical accelerator frame | Founder Residency |
|---|---|
| Equity-based | No equity — you keep the cap table |
| Remote cohort calls | Live-in — shared pressure, shared wins |
| Weekend sprint vibes | 90 days — long enough to matter |
| Same desk, same distractions | Full reset — new city, new defaults |
In the bundle
What you actually walk away with
- ✓Private room (Standard or Suite on apply) — your headspace back; double-occupancy layout, per-person rates
- ✓Work-ready desk + solid connectivity — this is where you work, not where you crash
- ✓12-week arc: validate → build → launch — not passive content, a cadence
- ✓Weekly accountability — someone asks what shipped
- ✓House Talks: legal, funding, ops — practitioners, not slides
- ✓Brazil business & visa orientation (not legal advice)
- ✓TribeZ founder network — relationships that outlast the residency
- ✓Optional: car partner link, visa referrals; Founding Builder Cohort if you opt in — included
Beyond the laptop
The sprint needs focus; the finish needs a real stage. Amenities are there so the last mile doesn't feel like survival mode.
- ★Premium shared house — room to work, room to breathe
- ★Onboarding + local context — operate from Brazil without guessing
- ★Peer rhythm — you are not the only person trying to ship
- ★Closing showcase — curated pitch to angels & fund managers (not a funding guarantee)
The arc
Program structure
Phase 1
Validate
Weeks 1–4 — pressure-test the problem before you romanticize the solution.
Phase 2
Build
Weeks 5–8 — ship an MVP you can break in front of real users.
Phase 3
Launch
Weeks 9–12 — distribution, feedback loops, and a curated investor moment.
Full 12-week curriculum — week by week.
12-week program
Three phases. Weekly rhythm — sprint planning, midweek accountability, Sunday reflection + BBQ.
Phase 1: Validate (weeks 1–4)
- Define problem + customer
- Market validation
- Business model
- MVP scope
Output: Validated concept + build plan
Phase 2: Build (weeks 5–8)
- MVP development (Cursor / AI tools)
- Iteration cycles
- Internal testing
Output: Working MVP
Phase 3: Launch (weeks 9–12)
- Go-to-market
- User acquisition
- Feedback loops
- Monetization
- Closing pitch to angel investors & fund managers (curated)
Output: Live product + traction + investor pitch
Weekly structure
- Weekly sprint planning
- Midweek accountability
- Sunday reflection + BBQ
Numbers that matter
Room types & pricing (90 days)
Double-occupancy rooms; rates are per person. Pick Standard or Suite on apply; after approval you get a deposit link to hold your room.
Founding cohort — below is the discounted rate. Later cohorts are expected from $10,000/person (90 days, standard entry; Suite tiers higher).
Standard
$6,000
90 days, founding rate
- Private room, premium shared house
- Desk + full program
Suite
$7,000
90 days, founding rate
- Upgraded room (if available)
- Same program + investor showcase
Second person, same room
Add a cofounder or partner: second occupant pays 50% of the listed per-person 90-day rate — $3,000 Standard · $3,500 Suite. Both work the same project; we confirm at acceptance.
After you're approved
You'll get a secure link to pay a deposit (33.33%) and choose how you pay the balance:
- Payment plan: 3 equal installments of ~33.33% each (Standard ~$2,000 · Suite ~$2,333 per installment). The third payment is due before arrival.
- Pay in full: 5% discount on the 90-day total (Standard $5,700 · Suite $6,650).
Estimates only; taxes, fees, and final numbers come with acceptance. Not a binding offer. Later cohorts: from $10,000/person per 90 days unless we publish otherwise.
Curated, not crowded
Founding cohort
~4 founders per house. Application only — not open enrollment.
We're not filling beds — we're building a small group that can carry each other through the ugly middle of shipping.
- →You care enough to be embarrassed by slow weeks
- →You can execute without waiting for perfect conditions
- →You want structure that holds when motivation dips
If you're ready to mean it for ninety days, apply.
Founding cohort pricing won't stay here forever — later cohorts step up. If the timing hurts a little, you're probably in the right conversation.
Apply — founding cohort