Why live together for one week while building?
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One week sounds short until you compare it with how most professional relationships actually form: a few scattered meetings, a follow-up that never happens, maybe a call three months later. Living together compresses the timeline.
Trust compounds quickly offline
You learn a lot about someone by seeing how they work, how they listen, what they notice, what they avoid, and how they behave outside the formal part of the day.
That kind of signal is difficult to get from a profile or a single meeting. A week gives people enough repeated exposure to stop performing and start relating.
The work gets sharper
Building near other builders creates useful pressure. Someone asks the obvious question you were avoiding. Someone has solved the boring operational thing that is blocking you. Someone introduces a customer, collaborator or idea at exactly the right time.
None of that needs a giant program. It needs the right people close enough for the conversation to happen naturally.
One week is a feature
A week is long enough to create rhythm and short enough to stay intense. People can join without disappearing from their companies or lives.
The constraint also gives the house a useful edge. You know the moment is temporary, so you pay attention.