3x10.org
3 days. 10 technical builders. $3k USD grant each
the most intensive program for latin american founders
build, ship, and pitch. equity-free
latam has world-class talent but lacks focused execution capital
we're fixing that
questions? reach out to Nacho LinkedIn · ernesto@indies.cl
[program]
10 technical founders. 3 days at our hacker-house in santiago. each receives $3,000 equity-free to build
what happens:
- •intensive build sprint with dedicated mentorship from seasoned founders
- •access to chile founders' network
- •demo day with investors
the first edition will be hosted in platanus' house in chile, the most active VC in the region
[target]
technical founders, ages 20-28, across latam
profile:
- •technical co-founder or exceptional solo-founder building software products
- •history of shipping code (live product)
- •early signal: users, revenue, or compelling traction metric
- •can commit 3 days full-time in santiago
not required: formal accelerator, VC backing
required: bias to action, technical prowess, hunger
[distribution]
in 6 months we reached 2m views just from the founders' posts.
[strategy]
pre-event: 5 months of marketing
community partners:
- •indies.la: largest collective of builders in latin america, from indie-hackers to yc-backed founders
- •platanus: most active venture capital firm in the region
- •latec: latin american committee for entrepreneurship and technology, combined audience of +10k members
post: case study + metrics deck
see full album here.
[sponsorship packages]
contributions in cash or equity. flexible for each sponsor.
min. 3k
credits- •logo on landing page
- •logo on merchandising (sm)
- •mention in opening/closing
$5k
usd- •logo on landing page
- •large logo on merch
- •linkedin mention
- •participant info
$10k
usd- •joint event: 3x10 & [sponsor] exclusive
- •logo at same level as 3x10
- •logo on stream at all times
- •everything in gold plan
[team]
together they lead indies.la, latam's largest builders collective. hosting monthly in-person events with ~75 attendees
santiago anticona
leads shem fund. deployed over $15k in grants. backed by 1517 (danielle stratchman), early investor in artificio (ai for self-driving cars). CS @ penn state
damian panes
hacked chile's school system twice at 14. university speaker at 15. owns a software agency and rodar, a crowd-investment platform.
nacho bernardo
started selling at 17. hit $200k by 19. led gtm at a software factory. leads community and partnerships at platanus ventures.
reno
college dropout. built a platform for ukrainian refugees. open-source contributor for gov transparency.
[key dates]
first deadline
dates TBD- • logo on t-shirts guaranteed
- • mention in early posts
- • maximum visibility
last call
dates TBDfinal date to close sponsorship. logo on merchandising not guaranteed.
[contact]
questions? want to sponsor? reach out to Nacho.