🐺 7 New Events and 1 Thought About Asking Great Questions

Howl yeah it’s Monday!

I spent the weekend building a course for myself to take. I might share it eventually, but that’s not quite the point. I want to get better at connecting, and for me, that starts with asking better questions.

Here’s the funny story that inspired this weekend adventure:

I met someone new at the Founders Hike last week. She mentioned waking up early, coffee still settling in, preparing to hike in the dark—definitely outside her normal routine. She was excited but still waking up.

The first person she talked to hit her with a furball: “So… what do you do?”

For work? For fun? For recreation? Right now? Hiking.

What we do is a huge part of our lives, and figuring out if we can collaborate often starts there. But what we do is just one part—sometimes a small part—of who we are. It’s often more valuable to understand who someone is as a person. Those two things might overlap, but people are often far more complex and interesting than a job title.

A question has the power to unlock new information, but how someone answers matters just as much. Their response points the way to the next question.

And here’s the counterintuitive part: building a genuine connection isn’t really about talking about yourself. It’s about asking thoughtful questions and listening.

In fact, if you’ve read How to Win Friends and Influence People, one of the best tricks for making meaningful connections is to say nothing at all. Just keep asking good questions.

I’ll stop here because you didn’t sign up for my Superior Questions course… yet.

Howl yeah! I hope you meet someone new and interesting this week.

Here’s what we can get excited about this week:

🐺 Wednesday January 8

• Pitch Prep for SDAC: Problem-Solution & Product-Market Fit at 5:30 PM - Morena

🐺 Thursday January 9

• Triton Tank at 2:00 PM - UCSD

• Meet the VC at 4:30 PM - UCSD

🐺 Sunday January 12

• Weekend Function() { Meet and Learn from Local Software Developers } at 12:00 PM - Little Italy

Here’s what we can get excited about next week:

🐺 Tuesday January 14

• All about Aptos w/Alex Heuer at 6:30 PM - Little Italy

🐺 Wednesday January 15

• SDx: AI Coffee at 9:00 AM - Sorrento Valley

• North County Cyber Meetup at 5:00 PM - Vista

🐺 Thursday January 16

• ($) 7CTOs: The 11th CTO Colloquium at 5:00 PM - La Jolla

🐺 Friday January 17

• SD Founders Surf at 6:30 AM - “Pipes” Encinitas

• Lunch & Learn: How and why invest in Structured Products? at 11:30 AM - Carmel Valley

• TechCon SoCal Day 1 at 12:00 PM - SDSU [use code: CoyoteCode for both days] 🐾 

🐺 Saturday January 18

• TechCon SoCal Day 2 at 8:00 AM - SDSU

Something new to check out:

• The Career Coyote is launching soon! Are you looking for a new career vibe in 2025? Get our curated list of San Diego jobs every week to help you on your hunt.

A few more upcoming events to have on our coyote radars 📡 

• North County SD Startup Mixer

• Dent:AI Startup Showcase Reception

• SD Founders Hike - February 2025

Happy you’re here with us,

Jonah “the Howl Guy” 🐺
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