Our grandmothers lived in the same town just outside of New York. Cool! Cool? Why does this matter?
It doesn’t matter at all except for the fact that we took a unique path to get there. Neither of us was prospecting but more curious about our backgrounds and we followed a path of curiosity.
I’m no stranger to the fact that we connect to find co founders, customers, get feedback and build. But we don’t always need to take the business card route to get to know each other. We could follow our curiosity first.
The other thing that surfaces from a conversation like is a desire to help without a return in mind, “I like your journey and I bet others might too, let me connect you with x”.
I have a different philosophy than most about connecting and I tend to not think of my goals first. Sometimes this leads to a cup of coffee and a little time spent on a quest in beautiful San Diego that leads nowhere (yet).
Often it leads to interesting stories and details that would never have come up. Like the fact that our grandmothers were prowling the same town just outside of NYC.
My strategy isn’t to figure out where everyone’s grandmothers live. But if I think about it long enough, it could be really interesting, it’s to discover uniquely interesting details about someone that makes building a relationship much more fun.
If I see you at Connect Summer Social this week, I'm happy to tell you about my grandma. She was pretty cool. But that's not entirely the point. We could find something unexpected about our journeys to connect over.
Instead of “what do you do?” this week, let’s try “what’s sparking your curiosity?”
Howl yeah!
What we’re howling about this week: |
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Monday, June 15
SD CTO Talks Presents: The Real Cost of AI-Driven Development at 6:00 PM - Torrey Pines
Tuesday, June 16
($) Connect: 14th Annual Summer Social at 4:00 PM - Encinitas 🐾
Hussein's North County SD Startup Mixer at 5:30 PM - Encinitas
Wednesday, June 17
Lenny’s Newsletter Meetup in San Diego at 6:00 PM - South Park
Thursday, June 18
($) SD Defense Tech Meetup at 8:30 AM - Mission Valley
Friday, June 19
SD Founders Surf at 6:30 AM - Cardiff
($) World Cup Watch Party: USA vs. Australia at 11:30 AM - Encinitas
Super Coyotes in Capes |
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A small group getting seriously connected in this city. A guide who knows the terrain. A pack navigating it alongside you.
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What we’re howling about next week: |
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Monday, June 22
Invest in San Diego Breakfast at 7:30 AM - Downtown
Tuesday, June 23
Climate Collective SD Happy Hour at 6:00 PM - Liberty Station
Wednesday, June 24
Top Connections by TurboInnovate at 5:30 PM - Downtown
San Diego Tech Sunset Walk at 7:00 PM - Mission Bay
TechBio Transformers at 5:30 PM - East Village
Thursday, June 25
AI Happy Hour June - Token Cost Shock at 6:30 PM - North Park 🐾
Coffee with a Legend |
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Mark Your Calendars |
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Friday, July 3
First Friday Founders Hike at 8:00 AM - Glider Port
Friday, July 24
San Diego Business Impact Awards 2026 at 4:00 PM - Torrey Pines … early bird tickets 🐦
A little more Coyote: |
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The Career Coyote - Growing San Diego companies and the roles worth knowing about. Every Tuesday
the Howlpha - Trends, Intel and who to know. Every Thursday. Or get it inside Super Coyote
Into the Den - San Diego founders, operators, and builders telling the real San Diego story
Howl yeah, looking forward to seeing you in the wild this week,
Jonah 🐺
the Howl Guy
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