🐺 [social] The SD advantage no one talks about

The San Diego events you should know about to get connected!

August 18, 2025

Welcome, Social Coyote!

I was recently on an airplane and spent some time chatting with the flight attendants.

I love asking where they’re based and then living vicariously through them. What a life! I’ve never lived their adventure, so I can only speak from my imagination and the short conversations while accepting cups of coffee.

This particular crew was San Diego-based, and they said, “We love San Diego passengers! They’re always so chill!” Taking the compliment and my coffee, I agreed.

But it did get me thinking about our energy, our approach to building, networking, connecting, and how we, as a city, are put together.

This is one of our superpowers.

For fear of going too long, I’ll add only one more point. I asked our community on LinkedIn if our humility was holding us back.

The resounding response was: we should be embracing who we are, building the way San Diegans do, and quit comparing ourselves to other cities.

Hard not to agree with this! There’s a story about why racehorses wear blinders. The short version is this: if the horse focuses on the horse to the left or right, it will end up tripping.

We have diverse skills, values, and intentions, and it is this that makes our wonderful city and tech community so special.

We’re humble, even though we build great things here, and we have an energy that should be appreciated.

I certainly appreciate it, and this is why it’s so much fun to get connected in San Diego.

What’s happening this week:

Tuesday, August 19

Wednesday, August 20

Thursday, August 21

Saturday, August 23

Sunday, August 24

What’s happening next week:

Monday, August 25

Wednesday, August 27

Thursday, August 28

Friday, August 29

🐺 Pack Spotlight: Mick Hammock

Exploring venture-scale business models with a biodiversity impact. His question: how do you build a for-profit company that not only creates financial value but also helps save wildlife?

Needs: Someone to bounce ideas off of, and eventually a technical partner.
Helps: Marketing strategy, operations, and outreach.
Secret power: Anything email-related, plus speed reading.
Unexpected SD love: San Diego is the most biodiverse county in the U.S., and the nature here is unmatched.
Vibe: Pops in when it fits.
Wants more: Coffee meetups and private house parties.
Favorite events: Hussein’s mixers, Connect SD, and one-on-one walking meetings around the zoo - (can confirm from personal experience!)
Shoutout: The whole community — seeing everyone row in the same direction is inspiring

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What is this?
We’re featuring coyotes from our pack!! Ahwoo!
Here are the questions if you want in.

If you attended an event found in the Social Coyote, tag me!

I can’t attend as many happenings as I would like, and it would bring me joy (and a little FOMO) to see all the fun around our city.

Now, let’s get a little more connected this week,

Jonah “the Howl Guy” 🐺
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