Inside the 3-Day Think Tank: David Gonzalez Launches New Format Where World-Class Founders Teach Each Other
Not Speakers. Not Gurus. Just Founders.
There are no paid speakers. In fact, there are no speakers at all in the traditional sense. Every single person in the room could headline a major conference. But here, they're not speakers—they're contributors.
And this isn't just a place where attendees sit passively in chairs. It's a room filled with founders who've built $10M, $100M, and even billion-dollar businesses—showing up to work, not to perform.
Private Think Tanks Come First
At the heart of the format are Private Think Tank Sessions—deep, 3-hour hot seats that take place in the guest house. These are not open mic sessions. They're focused, high-stakes problem-solving experiences where 5 to 7 elite founders dive into one person's biggest challenge until it's cracked wide open.
Many of the experts involved don't just happen to be attending. They fly in specifically to serve on these hot seats—world-class operators selected for their ability to generate massive breakthroughs. It's not unusual for these conversations to unlock millions in revenue or operational clarity on the spot.
'The think tanks are the secret weapon,' Gonzalez says. 'It's the purest version of a mastermind I've ever seen—no egos, no fluff, just precision insight from people who've actually done it.'
Hands-On Workshops With Deployable Tools
Complementing the think tanks are founder-led workshops in the main house, shaped by a single question sent to participants weeks in advance: 'What session would make you skip lunch to attend?'
The most recent Think Tank included sessions like:
Keith Breseé, architect of Dave Ramsey's $200M content empire and Manscaped's viral growth, delivered a plug-and-play content calendar that drives traffic and revenue across industries.
Patrick Stiles, founder of Vidalytics, used $3B+ in video data to teach split-testing frameworks and scripts responsible for multi-million-dollar launches.
Jared Todd, founder of THIRA Partners, shared hiring systems used by 10+ billionaire entrepreneurs and portfolio companies of Sequoia Capital and Andreessen Horowitz (a16z).
These weren't theory-heavy keynotes. Attendees left with SOPs, templates, and frameworks designed to deploy Monday morning.
A True Mastermind Experience
The main house is intentionally structured for organic 'drop-in intelligence'—conversations that unfold in the cigar lounge, around the fire pit, or during a casual game of pickleball. The environment is relaxed, but the ideas exchanged are anything but.'This isn't a cattle call,' Gonzalez says. 'You're not just a number helping me hit revenue goals. You're part of a hand-selected membership, and the vibe of the group is sacred.'
There are no speakers to sell you anything. No sponsors pitching from stage. No one paid to be there to 'close the room.' Everyone in attendance was chosen based on merit, contribution, and alignment.
What's Next
Future 3-Day Think Tanks are already being scoped for Dubai, Barcelona, Manila, and São Paulo. But the format will remain capped at 50 attendees, max. The exclusivity is the value.
Applications for future cohorts are now open at www.3daythinktank.com.
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