Imagine ten of the world's most ambitious indie hackers living under one roof on the Son Tra Peninsula, building products together for a month, with the villa, food, and laundry all paid for. That is the premise of the Hacker Residency Group (HRG), and it lands in Da Nang in 2026.
What it is
HRG is an experimental residency for AI-native founders. The format is simple: 10 builders move into a shared villa for roughly one month and ship side by side. It is part hacker house, part founder community, and it is betting that proximity plus talent plus ocean views equals momentum.
The specifics
The setting is a 14-bedroom villa with a pool, a dedicated workspace, and ocean views on the Son Tra Peninsula, about 10 minutes from downtown Da Nang. Participants get a private room, meals, laundry, and even a videographer to document the build, all covered. The only cost to founders is their flights. Notably, HRG takes no equity and no revenue share.
The lineup behind it is heavy. It is led by Travis Fischer (Agentic, two exits), Tony Dinh (a solo founder past $2M+ ARR), Minh-Phuc Tran (8 startups in 12 months), and David Park (Raya, Kippo).
Where and how
The villa sits on the Son Tra Peninsula, the green headland that gives Da Nang its Monkey Mountain backdrop. Founders apply through the HRG application page. The Da Nang batch is slated for May 2026, though note a date discrepancy in the public materials: the official site lists May 1 to 31, while press references cite April 21 to June 1. Confirm directly before booking flights.
Why it matters
Da Nang has long sold itself to remote workers as a beach city with cheap rent and fast wifi. HRG is a different signal: experienced operators with real exits choosing this coastline as the place to incubate the next wave of AI products. That points to an emerging indie-hacker and founder community here, not just a transit lounge for laptops. Whether a one-month villa sprint produces durable companies is an open question, but the people involved have track records that make the experiment worth watching.
Details
- What: 1-month indie-hacker residency for 10 AI-native founders
- Where: 14-bedroom villa, Son Tra Peninsula, Da Nang (~10 min from downtown)
- Cost: Free for founders (participants cover flights); no equity, no rev-share
- Organizers: Travis Fischer, Tony Dinh, Minh-Phuc Tran, David Park
- Timeline: May 2026 (official site lists May 1-31; press cites Apr 21-Jun 1, verify)
- Apply: hackerresidencygroup.com/apply
- Source: Hacker Residency Group (public source)