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+- san-francisco
+- builders
+title: SF Builder Scene
+type: topic
+visibility: public
+---
+
+# SF Builder Scene
+
+an opinionated, vibes-first guide to San Francisco's builder and tech scene. not a Yelp directory — insider knowledge from someone actually in it.
+
+## the guide
+
+| page | what it covers |
+|---|---|
+| [[spaces]] | coworking, third places — the Commons, Mox, Shack15, House of AI, The Vault, and more |
+| [[hacker-houses]] | AGI House, HF0, Mission Control, The Residency, and the full hacker house landscape |
+| [[events]] | recurring meetups, conferences, hackathons, Frontier Tower's robot fights, and where to find it all |
+| [[communities]] | South Park Commons, Cerebral Valley, Build Club, SVFounders, Sunday Dinners — what's active vs. dead |
+| [[vibe-guide]] | neighborhood-by-neighborhood breakdown — SOMA, Mission, Hayes Valley, Dogpatch, where to actually go |
+| [[how-to-plug-in]] | practical first-week playbook for newcomers, how to not be cringe, the acceleration path |
+
+## quick start
+
+if you just landed in SF and want to plug into the builder scene:
+
+1. get a membership at [[spaces|The Commons]] ($70/mo) or [[spaces|Mox]]
+2. go to [[events|Sundays in SF]] this weekend
+3. subscribe to the [Cerebral Valley newsletter](https://cerebralvalley.beehiiv.com/)
+4. read [[how-to-plug-in|the full playbook]]
+
+## about this wiki
+
+maintained by Harrison Qian. last updated April 2026. if something's wrong or missing, it probably is — the scene moves fast.
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