I'm Ben
Harvey.

You don't know me from anyone, and I get why people are skeptical of stuff online. So I'm not going to hype myself up. I'd just rather show you I'm a real person who's actually lived some of this.

A few things that are true

South Carolina Gamecocks jersey reading HARVEY 35 with helmet in a locker — South CarolinaThis was my locker.I wore 35 for the Gamecocks.

Ben Harvey in a South Carolina football jersey in the locker room — FootballPlayed Division-I ball.It taught me how to show up on the days I didn't feel like it.

Ben Harvey signing an autograph for a young fan on gameday — GamedaySigning for a kid after a game.One of my favorite photos, honestly.

Ben Harvey in a Carolina number 35 game jersey on the sideline — On the fieldReal jersey. Real name on the back.You can look it up.

As published by Engine

“I wasn’t aware of all the potential for me in Silicon Valley until I got there. People get funding for ideas, because they can build them. It was a culture shock. It’s inspiring.”

That’s me, quoted in a nonprofit’s piece on Code2040 — the program that first sent me to Silicon Valley. It’s also how I ended up meeting people I never thought I’d be in a room with.

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Ben Harvey in a Meta jacket on the top floor of Meta's New York office — Meta — New YorkLater, I worked at Meta.Top floor of their NYC office. That's the view.

InstagramOn the apps you already use.At the office, in front of the wall.

Ben Harvey standing with investor Ben Horowitz and others — Good companyThat's Ben Horowitz in the middle.Billionaire investor, co-founder of Andreessen Horowitz — the firm behind a huge share of the internet you actually use: Facebook, Airbnb, Coinbase, GitHub, and on. I first met him through Code2040. Still doesn't quite feel real.

I grew up in Baltimore County. I played Division-I football, studied computer science, and got a shot through a program called Code2040 that put me in Silicon Valley. From there I built apps, worked at Meta, and got to be around people who build things I admire.

These days I'm just building the coach I wish I'd had — and staying in the kind of shape I talk about. That's really the whole story.

If any of that earns me a minute of your trust, I'll try to be worth it.

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