Valerie Phoenix
@digitalblkhippy.bsky.social
Fractional CTO for startups @ Phoenixing
→ Idea → production in months
I build compliant, human-centered systems in AI, healthcare, fintech, and fast-growth apps. From architecture to first customer.
🎨 Artist | 🧠 Psychology | 🌴 Your Local Cali Hippie
→ Idea → production in months
I build compliant, human-centered systems in AI, healthcare, fintech, and fast-growth apps. From architecture to first customer.
🎨 Artist | 🧠 Psychology | 🌴 Your Local Cali Hippie
My sister called me telling me everything she learned about Dolly Parton and said “why didn’t I know she did all of this before her death?”
I thinking about all the things she did and the fact that so often we don’t know everyone’s impact until after death
I thinking about all the things she did and the fact that so often we don’t know everyone’s impact until after death
August 27, 2026 at 4:34 AM
My sister called me telling me everything she learned about Dolly Parton and said “why didn’t I know she did all of this before her death?”
I thinking about all the things she did and the fact that so often we don’t know everyone’s impact until after death
I thinking about all the things she did and the fact that so often we don’t know everyone’s impact until after death
People keep telling me how cute my baby is
But the lack of sleep has reduced my already very limited filter.
Funniest response I gave recently was “thanks it really hurt to push her out 😀”
But the lack of sleep has reduced my already very limited filter.
Funniest response I gave recently was “thanks it really hurt to push her out 😀”
July 6, 2026 at 6:32 PM
People keep telling me how cute my baby is
But the lack of sleep has reduced my already very limited filter.
Funniest response I gave recently was “thanks it really hurt to push her out 😀”
But the lack of sleep has reduced my already very limited filter.
Funniest response I gave recently was “thanks it really hurt to push her out 😀”
Do I have someone in my network that works at deepgram?
June 29, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Do I have someone in my network that works at deepgram?
I feel like I’ve lived a year in 3 days.
June 24, 2026 at 5:12 AM
I feel like I’ve lived a year in 3 days.
When you have a loud bark deep bite 🖤
May 26, 2026 at 4:11 AM
When you have a loud bark deep bite 🖤
As a society we need to put down the TikTok and pick up the YouTube
May 14, 2026 at 2:23 PM
As a society we need to put down the TikTok and pick up the YouTube
Rage for those who were not allowed to
April 20, 2026 at 3:45 PM
Rage for those who were not allowed to
It’s Black Maternal Health Week and I think it’s time to share why I disappeared 2025 and slowly coming back.
The joys of bringing life met the complexities of being a Black Woman.
The joys of bringing life met the complexities of being a Black Woman.
April 19, 2026 at 10:51 PM
It’s Black Maternal Health Week and I think it’s time to share why I disappeared 2025 and slowly coming back.
The joys of bringing life met the complexities of being a Black Woman.
The joys of bringing life met the complexities of being a Black Woman.
So if you get accept to YC or on Forbes 30 under 30 there a high probability you’re committing fraud
April 5, 2026 at 4:09 AM
So if you get accept to YC or on Forbes 30 under 30 there a high probability you’re committing fraud
Someone trying to one up me: oh I went to X school, a lot harder to get into then the school you went to
Me: oh ya, I taught at that school for a bit, but nice to know you went there ☺️
Me: oh ya, I taught at that school for a bit, but nice to know you went there ☺️
April 1, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Someone trying to one up me: oh I went to X school, a lot harder to get into then the school you went to
Me: oh ya, I taught at that school for a bit, but nice to know you went there ☺️
Me: oh ya, I taught at that school for a bit, but nice to know you went there ☺️
Took my first consultation call for a fractional CTO role today ✨
Got to deep dive into a new project and find the gaps I can help with.
Got to deep dive into a new project and find the gaps I can help with.
March 31, 2026 at 3:07 AM
Took my first consultation call for a fractional CTO role today ✨
Got to deep dive into a new project and find the gaps I can help with.
Got to deep dive into a new project and find the gaps I can help with.
Coding a website by hand today just to feel something
March 30, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Coding a website by hand today just to feel something
You know, why haven’t we explored Black people in the magical world of Harry Potter and what we would be able to do with our hair?
March 28, 2026 at 5:04 PM
You know, why haven’t we explored Black people in the magical world of Harry Potter and what we would be able to do with our hair?
Ok who has advice for a first time mom getting ready to go back to work? I wfh full time and my little one will be 5 months when I go back
March 25, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Ok who has advice for a first time mom getting ready to go back to work? I wfh full time and my little one will be 5 months when I go back
Reposted by Valerie Phoenix
“Somewhere on Earth, someone remembers you for something you forgot you ever did.
And that version of you lives forever in their head…” even if that version no longer exists for you.
And that version of you lives forever in their head…” even if that version no longer exists for you.
March 17, 2026 at 1:42 PM
“Somewhere on Earth, someone remembers you for something you forgot you ever did.
And that version of you lives forever in their head…” even if that version no longer exists for you.
And that version of you lives forever in their head…” even if that version no longer exists for you.
Today has been terrible.
That is all.
I can usually see the positive in everything but today I can’t.
Still not the worst day of my life but wow does today suck.
That is all.
I can usually see the positive in everything but today I can’t.
Still not the worst day of my life but wow does today suck.
March 17, 2026 at 8:44 AM
Today has been terrible.
That is all.
I can usually see the positive in everything but today I can’t.
Still not the worst day of my life but wow does today suck.
That is all.
I can usually see the positive in everything but today I can’t.
Still not the worst day of my life but wow does today suck.
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Have you talked to the person/team that’s blocking you?
Have you talked to the person/team that’s blocking you?
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
did you check scale on the y axis first?
did you check scale on the y axis first?
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
"Sure thats no problem"
"Sure thats no problem"
March 16, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Without naming your job, tell me something you say over and over again at work.
Have you talked to the person/team that’s blocking you?
Have you talked to the person/team that’s blocking you?
Today is a day where I just want to make art
Because I’m mourning the creative parts I’ve turned off in order to survive and thrive
Because I’m mourning the creative parts I’ve turned off in order to survive and thrive
March 12, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Today is a day where I just want to make art
Because I’m mourning the creative parts I’ve turned off in order to survive and thrive
Because I’m mourning the creative parts I’ve turned off in order to survive and thrive
Holding space for how the stress of todays words is affecting our elders who might not have the skills to dig deeper and find information like we can
March 12, 2026 at 6:55 PM
Holding space for how the stress of todays words is affecting our elders who might not have the skills to dig deeper and find information like we can
The better of a dev you are, the better you are with gen coding tools
AI is amplifying bad patters that devs have
Mostly because leadership team are creating environments that allows this to happen
When failures happens it's a systems issues.
AI is amplifying bad patters that devs have
Mostly because leadership team are creating environments that allows this to happen
When failures happens it's a systems issues.
March 11, 2026 at 10:26 PM
The better of a dev you are, the better you are with gen coding tools
AI is amplifying bad patters that devs have
Mostly because leadership team are creating environments that allows this to happen
When failures happens it's a systems issues.
AI is amplifying bad patters that devs have
Mostly because leadership team are creating environments that allows this to happen
When failures happens it's a systems issues.
Railway has to be a prime example of why vibe coding doesn’t work in enterprise.
They have had more downtime and outages since saying they opened up to AI coding
They have had more downtime and outages since saying they opened up to AI coding
March 10, 2026 at 6:53 PM
Railway has to be a prime example of why vibe coding doesn’t work in enterprise.
They have had more downtime and outages since saying they opened up to AI coding
They have had more downtime and outages since saying they opened up to AI coding
I’m a parallel universe I’m someone who never forgets the point. I’m trying to make.
March 10, 2026 at 4:52 AM
I’m a parallel universe I’m someone who never forgets the point. I’m trying to make.
I thought the point of international women’s day was not to work to show the impact of women’s work.
How did lovable and anthropomorphic get us to work today 😭
How did lovable and anthropomorphic get us to work today 😭
March 8, 2026 at 6:35 PM
I thought the point of international women’s day was not to work to show the impact of women’s work.
How did lovable and anthropomorphic get us to work today 😭
How did lovable and anthropomorphic get us to work today 😭
This week completed my first 100 days at the most in the most fulfilling role I’ve had in my life.
March 8, 2026 at 12:28 AM
This week completed my first 100 days at the most in the most fulfilling role I’ve had in my life.
Building a venture collective that’s already picking up traction and at most we’re all working 4 days a week
March 2, 2026 at 11:07 PM
Building a venture collective that’s already picking up traction and at most we’re all working 4 days a week