👋 I’m Justin. I run The SF Grind, The LA Grind, and scout for Headline. I live in LA but spend a lot of time in San Francisco meeting founders, hosting gatherings, and enjoying the wonderful city.
Happy Monday! I've been getting a ton of questions lately about how I use events to grow and monetize The LA Grind and The SF Grind, so I'm running a workshop.
Over the last 10 months I've crossed $100K in revenue, driven mostly by events. I've hosted 50+ events, big and small, across LA and SF. I’ve figured out what works, what doesn't, and what moves the needle.
In this 90-minute virtual session I'll cover everything: how to structure events, handle RSVPs, manage operations, land sponsors, what to charge them, and more. Real numbers, screenshots, and I'll answer every question you have.
This is for newsletter operators, founders, business owners, and GTM leaders who want to use events as a growth and revenue channel.
It’s happening on Tuesday, April 7th from 8 to 9:30 am PT. Cost is $499.
Let’s get to it.
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🌁 Upcoming Events We’re Hosting 🌁
🗓️ March 19: Startup Community Coffee Meetup. Marina. 8 - 10 am. Sponsored by Aspire.
🗓️ March 19: Curated Seed+ Founder Dinner. SF. 6:30 - 9 pm. Sponsored by Rho and Fidelity Private Shares.
🗓️ March 27: Matcha & Momentum | Volume 2. SoMa. 9 - 10:30 am.
🗓️ March 28: SF Startup Community Walk. Marina. 10 - 11:30 am.
🗓️ April 30: Curated Seed+ Founders Dinner. SF. 6:30 - 9 pm.
👋 This Week in SF 👋
🗓️ March 10: Py AI Conference. Financial District. 9 am - 5 pm.
🗓️ March 10: Run Large Language Models Locally on NVIDIA DGX — High-Performance vLLM Workshop. Mid-Market. 7 - 10 pm.
🗓️ March 11: Global Founder & Investor Summit. SoMa. 5 - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ March 11: GLITCHED - Women in Game Dev GDC Afterparty. Mission Dolores. 8:30 pm - 1:30 am.
🗓️ March 12: The Founders Stories: Evolution of Scaling. Civic Center. 6 - 9 pm.
🗓️ March 13: Built over Breakfast | Volume 2. Financial District. 9 - 10:30 am.
🗓️ March 13: Robotic Agents Hackathon. Mid-Market. 9 am - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ March 13: the residency - demo day. Financial District. 5 - 8:30 pm.
🗓️ March 13: PROTO7YPE: GDC AFTERS. Mid-Market. 10 pm - 3 pm.
🗓️ March 14: Taiwan Demo Day 2026. Mountain View. 1 - 5:30 pm.
🗓️ March 14: Mars Colony Program. Mission District. 7:30 - 10:30 pm.
🗓️ March 15: AI+ Renᴬᴵssance Summit 2026. Nob Hill. 9 am - 6 pm.
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Top 5 SF Startup & VC Firm Jobs
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See you next week,
Justin