TribeZ Spaces · Founder Residency · Florianópolis
Ship the thing you keep postponing.
In 90 days. With pressure, structure, and people who won't let you drift.
At some point you notice: nobody's coming to create the conditions you need. This is for when you're ready to bet on yourself—with a room and a cadence that expect you to execute.
Ninety days in Floripa with a private room, a 12-week build sprint, and a small group of founders who see what you ship each week — so “someday” becomes a launch date.
Founding cohort — discounted rate. Later cohorts from $10,000/person per 90 days.
Limited cohort: only 4–5 founders accepted per house.
Island & city — same island, two rhythms
Lagoa da Conceição coastline — greens and water
Photos — Florianópolis area (April 2026).
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 — your calendar fills, your product doesn't.
- ·No mirror — nobody reflects your excuses back to you.
- ·No container — everything competes for your attention, nothing compounds.
- ·No finish line — “next month” is always available.
Betting on yourself
It isn't comfortable. That's the point.
Most of us aren't short on ideas—we're short on conditions: a spine for the calendar, a mirror for the excuses, a finish line that doesn't move. TribeZ Spaces exists because rebuilding your work and your life at the same time, without structure, is how months disappear.
“I didn't build this from certainty. I built it after one too many seasons where everything shifted overnight—and I kept asking: how do you build something real while life is still in motion? TribeZ is my answer to that. If you're here, you already know there's something you've been circling. This is where you stop circling—and start building.”
From planning to shipping. From “someday” to a launch date. That's the energy this residency is built on.
TribeZ Spaces · Founder Residency
A live-in system for getting your MVP to launch
You move into a premium house with a small group of founders under the same pressure.
This isn't content you consume. It's a system you execute inside:
- →a cadence you can't ghost
- →a timeline you can't extend
- →a room full of people who see what you ship
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 |
What you walk away with
By the end of 90 days:
- ✓A working MVP you've shipped to real users
- ✓A clear business model and direction
- ✓Weekly execution habits that stick
- ✓A pitch-ready startup
And:
A room full of people who watched you build it — plus residency, program cadence, House Talks, Brazil orientation (not legal advice), and optional add-ons you choose on apply.
Why this works
- Environment→removes friction
- Pressure→forces output
- Peers→eliminate drift
- Structure→compounds progress
The arc
Program structure
Shared workspace rhythm — where weekly sprints and House Talks land.
Phase 1
Validate
Validate — prove there's a real problem worth solving (weeks 1–4).
Phase 2
Build
Build — get something real in front of users fast (weeks 5–8).
Phase 3
Launch
Launch — test, iterate, and prepare to present (weeks 9–12).
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 (AI-assisted)
- 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
Selectivity & stage
Demo Day
At the end of the 12 weeks, you present your startup to a curated group of local angel investors, operators, and builders.
Not a guarantee of funding — a real room, a real pitch, and real feedback.
Selection
How we select founders
We're not optimizing for the most experienced or the most technical resume. We're selecting for the founders most likely to ship something real in 90 days — because who is in the house is the product.
Each application is scored 0–25 across five dimensions (five points each). That score is one input alongside human review — we're designing the caliber of the room, not just filtering forms.
Bias to action
Can you build and iterate fast enough for a 90-day sprint? We score technical ability, AI leverage, and weekly build hours.
Signals: Technical skills (yes/no) · AI tools in your workflow · Weekly hours on the startup
Clarity of intent
Do we understand what you are building, for whom, and how far along you are? Narrative depth, specificity, and stage (idea → MVP → traction) all matter.
Signals: “What you’re building” — length & substance · Concrete signals (metrics, links) · Stage you selected
Peer fit & collaboration
What you bring to the house and how you work with others — we optimize for people who raise the bar for everyone.
Signals: Contribution to the cohort · Collaboration / team experience
Resourcefulness
Income and runway so you are not in survival mode — bad energy sinks the cohort.
Signals: Monthly income band · Runway months
Commitment
Depth of “why Brazil / why now” and readiness to relocate on the timeline we need.
Signals: Why Brazil (substance) · Relocation readiness (30–60 days)
Tier 1 — minimum bar
A defined build (not “I'll explore”), enough weekly hours to treat this like a real sprint, financial readiness for the program, and English for a shared house. Applications below ~10 build hours per week are not accepted.
We aim for roughly 20–30% acceptance — selectivity protects the room.
Next step: strong applicants may be invited to a short fit conversation (≈15 minutes) to pressure-test clarity and energy — not a trivia test.
Program investment
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.
What the numbers cover
- Residency (private room tier you select)
- Founder build system — 12-week program & weekly rhythm
- House Talks (legal, funding, ops)
- Demo Day — curated pitch to angels & operators (not a funding guarantee)
Founding cohort — limited to ~4 founders per house; 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
This is not for everyone
This is not:
- — a co-living space
- — a retreat
- — a place to “figure things out” without shipping
This is for founders who:
- →are ready to build, not just brainstorm
- →can commit to execution for the full 90 days
- →want pressure and structure, not comfort as the default
If you've been circling an idea… this is where you ship it.
Apply for the Founding Cohort
Founding cohort pricing won't stay here forever — later cohorts step up. Only a handful of founders per house. If the timing hurts a little, you're probably in the right conversation.
Apply — founding cohort