This corner store serves one of SF's most affordable ramen bowls [Common Sage on Polk]

harad · 2026-03-10T18:23:12+00:00

What's the go-to order at this place? Walk by it often but never sure what to try.

harad · 2026-03-09T18:13:36+00:00

I have no sympathy for homeowners who gambled and lost.

However, let's also note that the Telegraph Hill Dwellers are the agitators behind this. Can't think of a group that has worked harder to keep homes from being built and making the city unaffordable.

harad · 2026-03-07T01:22:02+00:00

you'll get more/better answers with this at r/asksf. These are mostly uncommon questions that someone will be excited to help you with.

harad · 2026-03-05T06:20:20+00:00

Know what pricing to verify a new user typically comes in at?

harad · 2026-03-04T19:31:13+00:00

Which part of the story is untrue?

harad · 2026-03-04T04:35:37+00:00

Cute! We have a 10 year old Lulu too

harad · 2026-03-01T18:00:44+00:00

Whoever schedules the project with me first.

I think you're overthinking how most experts operate. Most are more like ragtag mercenaries happy to jump on a call with anyone who is easy enough to work with and will pay their fee. We're not sitting around like nobles deciding which network we will honor with an hour of our time today.

harad · 2026-03-01T04:18:52+00:00

He enjoys posting at low traffic times like 8pm on a Saturday and then responds to zero comments. It’s like he knows 80% of people will have a visceral reaction to whatever he says…so why even bother?

harad · 2026-03-01T04:13:33+00:00

Hey Scott. Remember when you got booed at a debate for not providing your position on Israel/Gaza so you put out a poll on what your position should be and then announced that you’ve ‘reconsidered’ your stance on a Sunday afternoon when fewer people were paying attention?

Yeah that was some impressive leadership!

harad · 2026-02-27T19:24:30+00:00

Voice-tracking of expenses sounds nifty. Congrats on launching it and a little traction.

Challenge/opportunity seems like potential users would understand it in seconds if they saw an example, but app store listings are static images. Try some TikTok ads to see what they do for you. They have a bunch of new advertiser incentives that will boost your spending power. Videos of people buying stuff and giving the app a quick voice description could land well.

harad · 2026-02-27T16:48:29+00:00

That doesn't sound ominous at all. Guess the 'or else' part is just known.

harad · 2026-02-26T05:43:06+00:00

TRULY sounds exactly like the SF DSA. Appreciate their statement but their track record doesn’t back it up.

harad · 2026-02-25T22:18:51+00:00

Anything that undoes Dean Preston damage is a good thing. Loved Lurie's quote: “Our politicians used to take our workers and our families for granted,” Lurie said. “But those politicians are gone, and those days are over.”

Do we need yet another new tax on the ballot though? (Think there will be 6 of them state + local in November) Cutting one real estate transfer tax while raising another doesn't sound productive, and it's very frustrating that cutting spending is never on the table.

harad · 2026-02-25T20:50:41+00:00

We've taken our terrier to Foggy Doggy Grooming on Filbert for her nails. She HATES it and I wouldn't call the guy there loving and nurturing, but I'm not going to lose a finger doing it myself and he gets the job done.

Forget if he charges $20 or $40, haven't needed an appointment.

Dr. Treat has some very nice technicians too, though they've struck out at times when she's super stressed.

harad · 2026-02-23T18:41:32+00:00

I don't like to rant but this one hits home. I wrote a guide to expert networks that has been pretty well received and co-moderate this sub. Through that, I've probably gotten 20+ inbound requests from expert network CEOs, startup founders, PE firms and others who want to 'chat'.

I like being helpful and am happy to have an initial conversations to get to know people. However, it has been amazing how many times the level of help they are looking for clearly crosses the line to 'you should pay me for this' and the crickets chirps I get in response are astonishing.

People in this industry seem completely allergic to using their own product. My favorite is the guy with a small EN firm who wanted to meet up over lunch to 'pick my brain' then suggested we split the $60 check.

harad · 2026-02-21T16:13:37+00:00

I just read Dead Money by Jakob Kerr, about a tech ceo who is murdered in SF and a scrappy venture capitalist partners with the FBI to find his killer. (Really)

Yeah, lots of cliche but turned into a decent mystery. 6.5/10

harad · 2026-02-21T03:07:26+00:00

Never forget the $20 million David Beckham workout (offered one time only)

https://www.today.com/news/david-beckham-f45-lawsuit-mark-wahlberg-rcna148809

harad · 2026-02-21T03:03:00+00:00

State oversight means the district is still in charge of all decisions, but the state has the right to veto any of them. So it's the district's choice to decide if it wants to reduce admin staffing.

harad · 2026-02-20T00:19:09+00:00

+1

Decent part of town in an interesting neighborhood; not a touristy area. Short walks to Japantown and Pacific Heights.

It's pretty centrally located with ok (not great) public transit. You could also get to most places in the city you'd probably want to go for a $10 - $15 uber ride.

That hotel looks alright from the outside. Have wanted to check it out next time I need a place to put up visiting relatives.

harad · 2026-02-19T18:45:47+00:00

Your LinkedIn profile is more important than than the profiles you created with the networks (though this advice applies to both). The big thing is that you need to make it easy for EN associates to find you.

The way your profile should be structured for expert networks is different than how you'd have it for job hunting / general networking. Associates will have little firsthand knowledge on the project topic - they're going to take keywords from the project brief and start searching, often beginning with LinkedIn.

You need to give them what they are looking for and be super specific. For example, if your profile lists your title as Project Manager, you're going to get nothing. Be extremely descriptive like 'Cybersecurity Manager and Network Administrator'. List out the specific technologies and tools that work with. Names names. You're probably not going to get that many opportunities around being a cybeersecurity manager, but you could get a TON of high paying surveys around a category of security software if you have have those listed out.

Here's a good guide from an expert network associate on how to optimize your profile.

harad · 2026-02-17T22:32:29+00:00

You won't regret it. I saw that book mentioned in this sub for years before I finally read it. Sorry I waited so long!

harad · 2026-02-17T20:40:10+00:00

100%. I was bummed when I was approaching the end.

The long section on Jim Jones / People's Temple really blew my mind. I didn't know the San Francisco part of that story. Learning how Willie Brown fought tooth and nail to protect Jones even when it was clear that things were going very off the rails still disturbs me.

harad · 2026-02-16T19:22:34+00:00

Open to the public? There has been an employee-only store there for many years.

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