El Salvador is for builders!

If you want to come build cool things in the new El Salvador, then here is your community 👇

The way you make money, matters.

We’re stoked to have @NorthWineCo joining us as one of the vendors at the BIES Social & Launch Party! 🍷 Their wine is top-notch, hand-selected, with some of the finest bottles you’ll find in El Salvador. Highly recommend. 🎟️: luma.com/o8nl9dae

Putting on a good event is a lot of work, but 100% worth it.

Howdy folks! 🤠 Time to pull them boots on. We are mighty proud to announce the inaugural Renaissance Rodeo — a full day of bull riding, barbecue, and good times a-plenty. It premieres November 13th, the day after Bitcoin Historico. We’ll be celebrating Central American cowboy culture and the renaissance unfolding right before our eyes in El Salvador. This here’s a welcome for locals, internationals, and the hardworking people in livestock and agriculture who keep this land fed. El Salvador’s growing in sovereignty, prosperity and security by the day — and who better to honor than the men and women who put food on all our tables? Expect music that’ll get your boots stompin’, a gigantic barbecue, bull riding, horse racing, poker, mutton busting, and a whole heap of other fun to enjoy and join in. Yes. Kids are welcome and will be riding sheep! We’re much obliged to our sponsors, without whom this rodeo wouldn’t be possible: 👑 Bitcoin Historico Stacy Herbert and the Bitcoin Office @btchistoricosv @bitcoinofficesv @stacyherbert 🐮Origin Ganadero Andrea Hernandez Tobar, Tom Taber and Cole Bolton @OrigenGanadero ♠️Bitpoker Cory and Brian @BitPokerSV And here’s some good news: in collaboration with Bitcoin Historico, anybody with a ticket to the conference will receive a free ticket to the Renaissance Rodeo!!! Folks with boots on the ground in El Salvador can already see the wonderful, positive change this country is in the midst of. It’s a Renaissance. And what better way to celebrate that than with a Rodeo? We’ll be wrangling up weekly updates for y’all in the lead-up to November and Bitcoin Week in El Salvador. Stay tuned 🎬

It can be lonely building something when you haven't found your people yet 🇸🇻 So we created a community full of amazing creators, entrepreneurs, and visionaries 🚀 And on September 26, we're bringing everyone together for our first BIES social night. Great food. Drinks. Music. 🙌🏼 Click the link, get your tickets, and we'll see you there. 🎟️: buildinelsalvador.com/party

From libertarian in Austin to driving through Mexico to call El Salvador home. In our latest Builder Spotlight interview @ericscalibur speaks to us about his journey and what life is like for him now. 📽️: piped.video/ZTSMEDIXe5A

A lot of people don't know this, but @bitdriver_sv was a big part of me integrating into El Salvador. Not only was he our source for our car rentals that allowed us to explore el salvador and travel across the country to shoot documentaries and content when we first got here, but when I decided to move, I rented a car from him for almost a year. More expensive than just buying a car, but I needed the flexibility and the optionality that, if I didn't like it here, I could leave. That I could just pick up and go. That was one of the conditions to take the risk which i negotiated with myself. Anyways Bit-driver gave me that flexibility through their car rental service, and I gotta say @OsorioNapoleon was always supportive and catering to me and my needs. If I needed a car switch, he'd switch it. When the car got into an accident, he helped me navigate the costs, there were no hard feelings, and we continued doing business. Big fan of Napo and Bit-driver, couldn't be more stoked for their support. And if you want to learn more about their story you can check out a podcast we did with link below: piped.video/live/4ERx2RTUltk… Thanks again Bit-driver!

Your friends should have more influence on you then social media.

Just bought our tickets for this event Myself and @Bymoonhunter look forward to meeting you all there @sovmindset! Anything about @CasaNoDominio, our company @TheLuxStandard, tourism in our region, we will be ready to talk about!

True story

When you're busy building, you got no time for doom scrolling. Highly recommend.

Salvadoran businesses could make a lot more revenue if they invested more in customer service and relationships. I don’t mean that people are rude or unkind. It’s more that many businesses seem unaware of the potential upside, because business development as a discipline is still relatively new here. Innovation isn’t necessarily the first thing that crosses your mind when you’ve spent years focused on surviving and barely making it to the end of the month. So when dealing with a vendor in El Salvador, I’ve learned that you need to be very specific about what you want, how you want it, and when you need it delivered. If you approach them proactively and respectfully, they’ll often follow your lead. And what could initially be perceived as bossy or arrogant starts to disappear once your intention to work together toward a common goal becomes clear. You make them feel part of the mission, like you’re both working on the same team, and communication becomes much easier. I’ve done this several times, and it has worked extremely well. People appreciate when you genuinely take an interest in their work and try to be helpful. At the end of the day, better execution means more business for them, more money earned, and food on the table. When that relationship is built properly, a lot of the complaints you hear about “gringo pricing” or getting scammed can also become less relevant. You start speaking a common language with local vendors. You understand each other better, build trust, and become someone they actually enjoy working with. You obviously can’t control how they’ll provide their service to everyone else in the future. But you can leave an imprint. They’ll remember you, understand your expectations, and usually be happy to work with you again. These lessons come from my own experience, but also from conversations with several members of the @BuildInES community who run businesses in construction, farming, logistics, and other hands-on industries. This is only one of many areas where there’s room for improvement in El Salvador, but I think it can be a segue toward creating goodwill and stronger relationships between locals and foreigners who genuinely want to contribute to the country and build their lives here. If you don’t have the energy, patience, or time to navigate these differences, El Salvador might not be for you. That’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s simply something worth realizing before you lose your mind over situations you never wanted to deal with in the first place. At Build In El Salvador, we have a community of entrepreneurs, creators, and builders who have decided to be here for the long term They share these kinds of insights with each other to better navigate the realities of building in a developing country.

I couldn’t do what I’m doing right now in any other Latin American country. I’d feel like an easy target. Safety is a huge part of what makes it possible for me to Build In El Salvador, and President Bukele created that environment. It's revolutionary for Latin America.

I’ve found that 90% of getting what you want out of life is just relentless energy in the face of adversity. Literally just waking up day after day and going after the obstacles in your way until you breakthrough. Good morning! Let’s get after it. 🚀

Two years ago we threw a party that brought the whole community together. Very soon, we're doing it again 🚀 BIES is officially launching our Social Event Series. Parties built for meeting Founders, Bitcoiners, and Builders! 🛠️ Early Bird Tickets are available for 5 more days! 🎟️: buildinelsalvador.com/party See you there 🙌🏼