🐺 Oct 7 - 14 events and building 2 important communities

All the San Diego happenings you should know about

October 07, 2024

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I was so amped up about a LinkedIn post from over the weekend that I wanted to share it with the pack here! If you have a comment, feel free to add it to the post

Building a community around events is hard, but it doesn't have to be. It just takes a few things:

- Consistency, rhythm and trust. The event will happen and it can continue to happen. It's worth a spot on our busy calendars.

- A theme that resonates. Two solid examples:

Neal's Founders Hike: people who like building things and hiking.
Hussein's North County Founders meetup: no pitching, no selling.

Both are monthly events and have grown significantly as a result (of their consistency).

- Freedom to connect with each other.

Neither example above has programming, but that's not to say that programming-free is the way to go. I’d say there needs to be a balance. But always a heavier focus on connecting with others.

- Collision opportunities: Sometimes that's just getting into a circle and saying a name and one thing about yourself. It gets tough past a certain size.

- Exposure: Sharing the cool happenings with those who haven’t attended yet.

Neal has done a great job with this by setting up a pack photo (my words, not his). This shows who came out, it honors the early risers, and shows the energy!

- The last thing I’d say is to be an active organizer. It can feel like sitting back and letting it all happen is a good idea, but it's important to roam, make connections, intro people together, and be present at the event.

Both of these founders are exceptional at this.

We can always use more events, more gatherings, and more packs. If we get the essence right, it doesn't take a lot to create an impactful gathering. It just takes a little time.

If you're organizing something - howl at me!

Here’s what you should know about this week:

🐺 Tuesday October 8

🐺 Wednesday October 9

🐺 Thursday October 10

My friend Chris hosted an event last week called: agi futures discussion

It went so well that he wanted to do another. But before organizing, he wanted to know which events our community was looking for.

Examples like:

🤖 AI tools workshop for managers/founders/investors (Chris demos tools)
💰 Why now is the golden age for bootstrapped business
🧠 Using intuition to make better decisions

… and 17 other events on AI, personal development and startups to vote on.

Here’s what we can plan ahead for next week:

🐺 Monday October 14

🐺 Tuesday October 15

🐺 Thursday October 17

🐺 Friday October 18

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Plus, you it supports the pack too!

*not ready yet? I’ll apply a credit to your account for a free week to see what you’re missing. Just howl at me.

Ahwoo!

- Jonah “the Howl Guy” 🐺
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What am I doing outside of the Social Coyote? Here’s one thing: building an ecommerce brand in public. I just shared the first post: Crash and Burn

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