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SideGuy · Operator Marketplace · v1 · 2026-05-08

Find Vetted San Diego Operators · No Coffee Dates Required

Looking for a CRE broker · fractional CTO · SBA loan strategist · property manager · private AI consultant in San Diego? SideGuy holds the operators; you see the service + region + specialty + my vetting; Text PJ to be introduced.

How this works (the metaphor): Like tickets without the holding broker info. You browse operator matches by service. Identity stays held until you Text PJ for the intro. I vet the match, route the conversation, step out. No fee for the introduction — operators may pay SideGuy a referral if you engage. The honest read stays the same regardless.

Available operator matches

v1 — 5 vetted operator matches across high-fit San Diego categories. Click any match for the full operator-honest read.

🏢 CRE · Real Estate SD CRE Broker · Flex/R&D + Innovation Tenant Specialty Strategic CRE advisor representing institutional landlords AND innovation companies — flex/R&D, office, industrial, defense-contractor SCIF-capable space. → Read the match ⚙️ Fractional CTO · Tech Leadership SD Fractional CTO · Cloud · SaaS · AI · Platform Scaling VP-level product + technology leadership for funded startups scaling cloud + SaaS + AI infrastructure beyond the founder's first build. → Read the match 💰 Business Lending · SBA SD Business Loan Strategist · SBA + Equipment + Broker Coaching Straight-shooter business loan strategist — SBA, lines of credit, equipment financing. Coaches brokers who want results, not hype. → Read the match 🏘 Property Management SD Property Management · Multifamily + Medical Office (Institutional) Hands-on PM for REIT and PE portfolios with deep medical office building (HIPAA-aware) operating expertise. → Read the match 🤖 Private AI Consulting SD Private AI Consulting · CEO Growth Without Hiring Helping CEOs scale revenue + ops using secure, private AI infrastructure — without hiring more headcount or sending data to public LLMs. → Read the match 🛡 Compliance · Vanta Service Partner SD Vanta Implementation · SOC 2 / ISO 27001 / Trust Center Setup Hands-on Vanta setup by an operator who reads the deck, knows the gaps, and tells you straight when Vanta is the wrong call. Service Partner application submitted 2026-05-08. → Read the match 🤝 Compliance · Drata Warm-Intro Routing SD Drata Warm Intro · Direct Contact Routing Through PJ Skip the cold-call funnel. PJ has a direct, named contact inside Drata — text PJ for warm intro to the right person on her team. Operator-honest read first, routing only if Drata is the right call. → Read the match

Categories coming soon

v1 covers the most-requested matches first. More operator categories opening as PJ vets new matches across the SD network.

CRE Broker✓ live
Fractional CTO✓ live
SBA Loans✓ live
Property Mgmt✓ live
Private AI✓ live
Vanta Implementation✓ live
Fractional CMOcoming
Recruiting / Talentcoming
Drata Implementationcoming
Secureframe Implementationcoming
Solar / Energycoming
Multifamily Devcoming
Web3 / Blockchaincoming
Hospitality Opscoming

Why SideGuy as the matchmaker?

Most operator directories show you a profile and tell you to "reach out." That's not a marketplace — that's a phonebook. SideGuy is the introduction layer.

I've been routing matches between operators in my network for years — friends + family + warm 2nd-degrees. The pages on this site are just the searchable inventory of those matches, organized so you can FIND the right operator without me being the bottleneck for discovery. The intro step still routes through me — that's where the trust + vetting + relationship preservation happens.

Operator-honest framing applies here too: if you're not the right buyer for a match, I'll tell you straight up and route you to a different operator (or no operator). The moat is the honesty. Same as every other SideGuy page.

Need an introduction?

Tell me what you're looking for. I'll route to the right operator if there's a match — or tell you honestly if there isn't yet.

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