Probably thinking about food. Conf Organizer/Email Replier. Present: COO, Miren Past: This Next Thing, @forem, @railsconf, @rubyconf, @codelandconf. She/Her.

Los Angeles, CA
Replying to @aphoenix
On the heels of our incredible event in the Swiss Alps last June, @paulca, @EamonLeonard, and I have formed a non-profit to sustainably support This Next Thing. I’m delighted to join as its inaugural Executive Director! thisnextthing.com
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I am so incredibly proud of Evan. He brings integrity, empathy, vision, and humor to everything he does, including his work and career, and I can’t wait to see what this young whippersnapper does next! 😉😂
After 8+ years, today is my last day at HashiCorp. All those years ago, @mitchellh and @armon took a chance on me and my team, and I can’t thank them enough for doing so.
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Something new we're trying this year is one-night-only, intimate events in 3 cities (Berlin, Dublin, & San Francisco). Each one is a multi-course dinner in a hand-picked venue, threaded throughout with storytelling and the This Next Thing spirit.
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I sadly won't be at the first two (but if you go, say hi to @EamonLeonard & @paulca for me!), but both @evanphx and I will be at the SF dinner on March 27. If you can come join us... we'd love to catch up! More info here: 2024.thisnextthing.com/posts…
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Hello! Somehow it's March already -- time to start thinking about exciting summer plans! In our little This Next Thing planning clubhouse, we've been quietly refining details for TNT 2024, and it's finally time to share it with the world.
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I'll be updating a lot this month -- apologies in advance, but it's because I'm so proud to tell you about the incredible stuff we've got going on, and maybe even convince you to join in on the fun! First: our new site is liiiiiive: 2024.thisnextthing.com
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Between @EamonLeonard’s perfect encapsulation and all of the amazing pictures in his 🧵, even I got swept away in thinking “Aw, I wanna go!!” before remembering that, of course, I will obviously be there. 😆 Come join us — it’s going to be phenomenal!
In June we brought 160 founders, investors, technologists and people trying to make an impact, together for a few days in the eastern Swiss Alps. As a group, we examined technology from the perspectives of creativity, magic, and meaning. It was an experiment, and it worked!👇
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So I’ve been enjoying freelance life for a full year now: working only with people I heartily enjoy, on projects I find enormously exciting. Which is why I’m so psyched to tell you about what has finally tempted me to commit to a more lasting thing:
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I’m also so excited to announce that we will be coming back in 2024! While we’re retaining many of the magical elements of this past year — gathering creative minds in the Swiss Alps in June — we’re also already cooking up several enhancements and surprises too.
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You can read much more about the event here (thisnextthing.com/2024). If this sounds like it could be your type of thing, we’ve just opened up Early Access tickets. If you have any questions about it, don’t hesitate to reach out!
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I’m so psyched to attend this, let alone help it hopefully live up to @paulca’s & @EamonLeonard’s awesome vision. Paul does a much better job explaining things here (vi.to/hubs/this-next-thing/p…) & at the event site, so all I’ll say is: I’m utterly blown away so far. See you in 🇨🇭🏔️!
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Abby Phoenix, MA retweeted
I hope that you Die tonight Just close your eyes There goes the light
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Welp. Guess even this couldn’t last.
We’ve gotten to the point where the most cheerful, normal-seeming, and thus highly incongruous tweets I see in my feed are from @rilokiley_bot.
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Abby Phoenix, MA retweeted
I’ve spent almost a decade helping people break into tech. I've learned a lot over the years and put it together in this new project. Check it out and sign up by Jan 20 to reach your 2023 get-a-job goals ❤️ newdevcareer.com
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We’ve gotten to the point where the most cheerful, normal-seeming, and thus highly incongruous tweets I see in my feed are from @rilokiley_bot.
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Abby Phoenix, MA retweeted
“The only speech that is free is twitter speech. All other speech, get the fuck out.”
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Just so we're all clear, this is why I've abstained. 😈
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Whoa. My 11yo asked a question abt race in America. I gave her a mostly age-appropriate (but def not sanitized) lecture on racism, language, & power in the US. She really listened, asked A+ questions, & told me it was an amazing discussion. Parenting has been SUCH a gift lately.
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How many of you know the definition of “archipelago” enough to use it in a sentence? Asking on behalf of my own astonished reaction to my 11yo’s offhand usage.
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