Justin Beard

My name is Justin. I am a startup founder spending one month in Silicon Valley fundraising. I am proud to call NC home.    I’m documenting this journey to share my experiences with other founders considering making the trek for the first time. Thanks for tagging along!    SnapYeti Ventures Out: The Prep  SnapYeti Ventures Out: Week 1 Recap  SnapYeti Ventures Out: Week 2 Recap  SnapYeti Ventures Out: Week 3 -The Perfect Pitch    Heading Back to the Land of the Pines  My one month trip to Silicon Valley has come to an end. I planted seeds with investors,...

My name is Justin. I am a startup founder spending one month in Silicon Valley fundraising. I am proud to call NC home.  I’m documenting this journey to share my experiences with other founders considering making the trek for the first time. Thanks for tagging along!    My previous posts: SnapYeti Ventures Out: The Prep  SnapYeti Ventures Out: Week 1 Recap  SnapYeti Ventures Out: Week 2 Recap    Highway 5 heading north from LA to SF is a long, lonely road passing through rolling terrain in the baking California sun. Let’s just say, it’s not the optimal place to...

My name is Justin. I am a startup founder spending one month in Silicon Valley fundraising. I’m documenting this journey to share my experiences with other founders considering making the trek for the first time. Hope this helps!    Other posts in this series:  The Prep: SnapYeti Ventures Out  Week 1: SnapYeti Has Landed  2: The Real Silicon Valley  It’s easy to listen to the buzz and have a pre-conceived notion of what Silicon Valley is like before visiting. I am still piecing everything together, but I can clear a few things up after two weeks in the Valley....

My name is Justin. I am a startup founder spending one month in Silicon Valley fundraising. I’m documenting this journey to share my experiences with other founders considering making the trek for the first time. Hope this helps!    This is how I prepared for the trip.    Week 1 Recap:  The Digs  I thought I was coming to learn about life in Silicon Valley. But after one week of living with people from Norway, Russia, Iran, Canada, Tokyo, Germany and my boy Ali G, I’m learning so much more. ...

This is NOT an opinion piece. I’m proud to call NC home. The startup ecosystem is awesome. I love Bojangles. I’m not moving to Silicon Valley. Now, let’s talk about what this is.    This is a real look at what it is like to venture out west for one month to fundraise in the most highly-populated angel investor location on earth. I’m documenting this journey for a few reasons:    I want other founders to have more than opinion pieces to see what it is really like if they decide to venture out for the first time. I’ll...