Every third Wednesday · San Diego
The monthly roomfor San Diego's acquisition entrepreneurs.
Entrepreneurship through acquisition, every third Wednesday. Self-funded searchers. Funded searchers. Independent sponsors. Owner-operators. Free to attend, no pitches from the stage.
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 · 5:30-7:30 PM
Novo Brazil Brewing, Mission Valley
San Diego ETA is a free monthly meetup for entrepreneurship through acquisition in San Diego County. It meets the third Wednesday of every month, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, for self-funded searchers, funded searchers, independent sponsors, and owner-operators. Buyers outnumber service providers by design. Nobody pitches from the stage.
Who this is for
Buyers own this room.
That's the design, not an accident.
Searchers
Self-funded or traditional, from buy-box to LOI.
Independent sponsors
Raising deal by deal, building a track record.
Owner-operators
Inside the first years after close, trading war stories.
The ecosystem
Lenders, investors, and advisors who back buyers - as guests and sponsors.
The format, same every month
Two hours, five beats,
engineered follow-up.
- 5:30
Open networking
First round covered by our sponsor.
- 6:15
One conversation worth showing up for
An operator interview, a live deal teardown, or a lender AMA.
- 6:50
Needs, Deals, Wants
45 seconds each: what you're hunting, where you're stuck, what you can offer.
- 7:00
Intro matches
Opt in and get paired into a three-person coffee before next month.
- 7:30
Out the door
The bar stays open.
No slides. No pitches. No guru talk.
House rules
Four rules,
firmly held.
- 01
Buyers outnumber everyone else, by design.
- 02
No pitching. The only sanctioned selling is a thank-you: public credit for a referral or an assist.
- 03
Service providers are welcome as guests. Want the mic? Sponsor.
- 04
What's shared in the room stays in the room.
Upcoming events
The calendar never goes dark.
Third Wednesday, every month. Same time, same rhythm, twelve months deep. Every published date has its own page.
- Wednesday, September 16, 2026
- Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026
- Wednesday, December 16, 2026
- Wednesday, January 20, 2027
- Wednesday, February 17, 2027 (date to be published)
- Wednesday, March 17, 2027 (date to be published)
- Wednesday, April 21, 2027 (date to be published)
- Wednesday, May 19, 2027 (date to be published)
- Wednesday, June 16, 2027 (date to be published)
- Wednesday, July 21, 2027 (date to be published)
Bring
One need, one deal, or one want. Forty-five seconds gets the whole room working on it.
About the host
Jed Morris is an independent sponsor based in San Diego. USAF veteran (10 years active duty), NYU Stern MBA, former owner-operator: bought two landscaping companies in 2023, and the business failed eight months later with more than $1M in personally guaranteed debt. He's spent the years since studying why acquisitions fail so the people in this room don't repeat them.
The club is independent - not a funnel, not a course, not anyone's marketing channel.
The list
Can't make the next one?
Stay in the room anyway.
One email a month: the next date, the venue, and what actually came out of the last room. No pitches, no course, no funnel. The same rules as the room itself.
Questions
The things people ask
before their first one.
What is San Diego ETA?
San Diego ETA is a free monthly meetup for entrepreneurship through acquisition in San Diego County. It meets the third Wednesday of every month, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, for self-funded searchers, funded searchers, independent sponsors, and owner-operators. Buyers outnumber service providers by design, and nobody pitches from the stage.
When and where does San Diego ETA meet?
The third Wednesday of every month, 5:30 to 7:30 PM, in San Diego, California. The first meetup is Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at Novo Brazil Brewing Mission Valley, 1640 Camino Del Rio N, Ste 341, San Diego, CA 92108, inside Westfield Mission Valley. The date never moves, so you can hold the third Wednesday for the year.
How much does it cost to attend?
Nothing. The monthly meetup is free to attend for buyers and for the ecosystem around them. Costs are covered by five category-exclusive Founding Partner sponsors rather than by ticket sales, which is why there are no pitches from the stage.
Do I need to be actively searching to attend?
No. The room is built for anyone serious about buying a business: people early enough to still be writing a buy box, people under LOI, people who already closed, and people still working a W-2 while they plan the jump. You do not need a deal, a fund, or a track record to walk in.
Can lenders, brokers, attorneys, and other service providers attend?
Yes, as guests. Service providers are welcome in the room and are asked to follow the house rules: no pitching, no deck-slinging, no business-card carpet bombing. The only sanctioned selling is a thank-you, meaning public credit for a referral or an assist. Providers who want the microphone sponsor the club instead.
Sponsors
Free for buyers because
five Founding Partners cover it.
One SBA loan broker, one business broker, one quality of earnings firm, one law firm, and one open seat for a direct SBA lender. Category-exclusive, deal-flow first, no booths.
Meet the Founding Partners- SBA lenderOpen
Every third Wednesday · 5:30-7:30 PM
The next room convenes
September 16, 2026.
Free to attend. Buyers first. The RSVP takes a minute.