Searching for a New Workplace and Home
To fully start in April, I visited co-working spaces for startups in Silicon Valley.
Silicon Valley is filled with aspiring engineers, a lot of money, and a lot of technology from all over the world. Recently, tech entrepreneurs seem to be gradually moving north from San Jose and Santa Clara.
As a company employee, I was somewhat familiar with the area around Santa Clara and Palo Alto on a business trip basis. This time, my activity base will be even further north.
Since I plan to live in Silicon Valley from April, I also inspected the area around my workplace and lease apartments. Despite the strong yen, the rent was still extremely high. Speaking of which, all meals were also very expensive.
Important Meetings
Let me tell you about the details of important meetings.
Of course, I held several meetings, but the most anticipated and crucial one during this visit was the meeting with a founder who might become our future partner. Just before my trip to the US, a VC supporting our current activities introduced me to this founder, and we had our first meeting during this visit.
The result was a more fruitful encounter than I had imagined. We were able to draw up a scenario that could increase the scale of our business start and scale by more than ten times the originally planned amount. First, the founder resonated with our vision and mission. Having experienced similar challenges themselves, they offered to help with the crucial parts of the business scheme we need to build.
Furthermore, the initial business scale we discussed during the meeting grew to about ten times the originally planned scale. Not only the technical aspects, but the know-how and methods for this startup sprint were firsthand experiences of what makes a startup truly a startup. Additionally, I received invaluable advice on important aspects of starting a business that I was previously unaware of.
Naturally, new business activities require connections in Japan as well. In the remaining month and a half, I will meet as many people as possible and prepare for the necessary meetings to start immediately after moving to the US. I also need to prepare for the move and find a new place to live.
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