Val Sopi 👋
@valsopi.com
🤫 Unannounced B2B SaaS founder
🏆 BlogMaker.app founder
🎙 podcasting https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm
🤔 thinking at valsopi.com
👾 bullish on AI
🥳 here to make friends
🏆 BlogMaker.app founder
🎙 podcasting https://bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm
🤔 thinking at valsopi.com
👾 bullish on AI
🥳 here to make friends
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Val Sopi 👋
@valsopi.com
· Dec 13
Val Sopi
On my journey to financial freedom.
valsopi.com
Hey friends, a quick intro about me —
I am a dev by trade + designer by edu. Currently work with the TALL stack but also a forked CI3 + jquery combo (love me some nostalgia)
I run BlogMaker.app
I blog at valsopi.com
Podacast solo at bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm
Could you intro yourself? 👋
I am a dev by trade + designer by edu. Currently work with the TALL stack but also a forked CI3 + jquery combo (love me some nostalgia)
I run BlogMaker.app
I blog at valsopi.com
Podacast solo at bootstrapping-saas.transistor.fm
Could you intro yourself? 👋
It’s so refreshing to be on bsky compared to anything else. No one on my feed is pushing anything, just thoughts and takes, experiences, lessons. Not sure how long this will last, but I like.
October 27, 2025 at 5:44 AM
It’s so refreshing to be on bsky compared to anything else. No one on my feed is pushing anything, just thoughts and takes, experiences, lessons. Not sure how long this will last, but I like.
Highly recommend this / first time I came across this
I was lucky enough to see toe live in Singapore almost a decade ago. One of the best bands ever to come out of Japan. www.youtube.com/live/hLesl7d...
toe 25th ANNIVERSARY LIVE 結成25周年記念特別公演 “For You, Someone Like Me”「この世界のどこかに居る、僕に似た君に贈る」
YouTube video by toe
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Highly recommend this / first time I came across this
Having my coffee turkish style is such a game changer for me. Love the texture of the actual coffee. Highly recommend it, if you want to give it a try.
A quick yt short / and you can use your espresso coffee to make it.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jrbH7...
A quick yt short / and you can use your espresso coffee to make it.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jrbH7...
How I make Turkish Coffee at home #homecafevlog #homecafe #coffeerecipe #turkishcoffee #coffeevlog
YouTube video by coffeediy
www.youtube.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Having my coffee turkish style is such a game changer for me. Love the texture of the actual coffee. Highly recommend it, if you want to give it a try.
A quick yt short / and you can use your espresso coffee to make it.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jrbH7...
A quick yt short / and you can use your espresso coffee to make it.
www.youtube.com/shorts/jrbH7...
wait bsky has bookmarks!
have i been gone for that long?
have i been gone for that long?
a group of people are jumping in the air in a room while a man holds a woman 's hand .
ALT: a group of people are jumping in the air in a room while a man holds a woman 's hand .
media.tenor.com
September 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
wait bsky has bookmarks!
have i been gone for that long?
have i been gone for that long?
Man @justinjackson.ca @jonbuda.com it was great hearing you guys talk shop.
Inspiring me to record an episode on my pod. Prob the reason I started podcasting was because of yous.
Inspiring me to record an episode on my pod. Prob the reason I started podcasting was because of yous.
September 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Man @justinjackson.ca @jonbuda.com it was great hearing you guys talk shop.
Inspiring me to record an episode on my pod. Prob the reason I started podcasting was because of yous.
Inspiring me to record an episode on my pod. Prob the reason I started podcasting was because of yous.
There are literally zero comments on +95% on the posts of the people I follow. Are people only cross posting here or just posting regardless of zero interactions to their posts?
September 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
There are literally zero comments on +95% on the posts of the people I follow. Are people only cross posting here or just posting regardless of zero interactions to their posts?
Btw I think the reason I haven’t been active as much on here is because somehow others don’t reply. They lurk and like but that’s that. There’s not much convo.
Also I get a ton of followers, but my follower count is stuck at 2K.
On twitter there’s immediacy.
Why this disconnect/difference?
Also I get a ton of followers, but my follower count is stuck at 2K.
On twitter there’s immediacy.
Why this disconnect/difference?
Oof I have not been active on here in a while. How’s everyone doing?
July 2, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Btw I think the reason I haven’t been active as much on here is because somehow others don’t reply. They lurk and like but that’s that. There’s not much convo.
Also I get a ton of followers, but my follower count is stuck at 2K.
On twitter there’s immediacy.
Why this disconnect/difference?
Also I get a ton of followers, but my follower count is stuck at 2K.
On twitter there’s immediacy.
Why this disconnect/difference?
Oof I have not been active on here in a while. How’s everyone doing?
July 2, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Oof I have not been active on here in a while. How’s everyone doing?
Sometimes I think the Universe created us to see itself, through us.
To give itself meaning.
We’re merely vehicles to enjoy this beauty and process it for the Universe. Make it better if we can.
That is basically our purpose.
Anything else that doesn’t serve that purpose is human made hell.
To give itself meaning.
We’re merely vehicles to enjoy this beauty and process it for the Universe. Make it better if we can.
That is basically our purpose.
Anything else that doesn’t serve that purpose is human made hell.
May 27, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Sometimes I think the Universe created us to see itself, through us.
To give itself meaning.
We’re merely vehicles to enjoy this beauty and process it for the Universe. Make it better if we can.
That is basically our purpose.
Anything else that doesn’t serve that purpose is human made hell.
To give itself meaning.
We’re merely vehicles to enjoy this beauty and process it for the Universe. Make it better if we can.
That is basically our purpose.
Anything else that doesn’t serve that purpose is human made hell.
I find it super odd running into a "podcast" with its main channel being YT. Zero audio link (spotify, overcast, etc...)
In my book a podcast is an audio–only (think radio) medium — once you add video on top of it, it's a something else.
Curious what your take is @justinjackson.ca
Am I nuts?
In my book a podcast is an audio–only (think radio) medium — once you add video on top of it, it's a something else.
Curious what your take is @justinjackson.ca
Am I nuts?
May 22, 2025 at 11:33 AM
I find it super odd running into a "podcast" with its main channel being YT. Zero audio link (spotify, overcast, etc...)
In my book a podcast is an audio–only (think radio) medium — once you add video on top of it, it's a something else.
Curious what your take is @justinjackson.ca
Am I nuts?
In my book a podcast is an audio–only (think radio) medium — once you add video on top of it, it's a something else.
Curious what your take is @justinjackson.ca
Am I nuts?
Duped time and again from replying to ghost cross–posting accounts 🤦♂️
Not sure how to ask them kindly, since they’re not here, to not keep doing this because it ruins bsky for the rest of us.
🙏
Not sure how to ask them kindly, since they’re not here, to not keep doing this because it ruins bsky for the rest of us.
🙏
May 18, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Duped time and again from replying to ghost cross–posting accounts 🤦♂️
Not sure how to ask them kindly, since they’re not here, to not keep doing this because it ruins bsky for the rest of us.
🙏
Not sure how to ask them kindly, since they’re not here, to not keep doing this because it ruins bsky for the rest of us.
🙏
What if “everything is predetermined” but not in a religious way, only in a way that our processing is delayed and something we have already done we didn’t get to experience it yet.
And deja vu is when we experience it slightly earlier.
Exploring neuroscience a bit and this came to mind.
And deja vu is when we experience it slightly earlier.
Exploring neuroscience a bit and this came to mind.
May 16, 2025 at 8:34 PM
What if “everything is predetermined” but not in a religious way, only in a way that our processing is delayed and something we have already done we didn’t get to experience it yet.
And deja vu is when we experience it slightly earlier.
Exploring neuroscience a bit and this came to mind.
And deja vu is when we experience it slightly earlier.
Exploring neuroscience a bit and this came to mind.
Got to use my iPhone 16 as a webcam today, and just wow! The out–of–focus background, the colors, all of it. Phenomenal.
May 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Got to use my iPhone 16 as a webcam today, and just wow! The out–of–focus background, the colors, all of it. Phenomenal.
** if anyone sees my liking my own posts it’s because I use the like button as a bookmark. And yes I bookmark my posts because i want to keep up with something I have said
** @bsky.app pls bookmarks
** @bsky.app pls bookmarks
May 16, 2025 at 3:06 PM
** if anyone sees my liking my own posts it’s because I use the like button as a bookmark. And yes I bookmark my posts because i want to keep up with something I have said
** @bsky.app pls bookmarks
** @bsky.app pls bookmarks
A BlogMaker.app client posted this on their Linkedin and I'm way over the moon 🚀🌕🥳
There are times when I've asked a happy client to write a testimonial for BlogMaker, this was not one of those times.
What a wonderful surprise 🏆
There are times when I've asked a happy client to write a testimonial for BlogMaker, this was not one of those times.
What a wonderful surprise 🏆
May 8, 2025 at 8:41 PM
A BlogMaker.app client posted this on their Linkedin and I'm way over the moon 🚀🌕🥳
There are times when I've asked a happy client to write a testimonial for BlogMaker, this was not one of those times.
What a wonderful surprise 🏆
There are times when I've asked a happy client to write a testimonial for BlogMaker, this was not one of those times.
What a wonderful surprise 🏆
Super excited about leaning into the mission that has been there waiting for me this entire time.
It's been a nerve racking few months, with price changes and positioning.
Back to the roots: The reason behind it all and back at the initial price of $39/year, for 5 blogs!
PS: Yes, that's my hand!
It's been a nerve racking few months, with price changes and positioning.
Back to the roots: The reason behind it all and back at the initial price of $39/year, for 5 blogs!
PS: Yes, that's my hand!
BlogMaker: A Community Driven Business
Back to our original $39/year pricing and what BlogMaker stands for ✊
blogmaker.app
May 7, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Super excited about leaning into the mission that has been there waiting for me this entire time.
It's been a nerve racking few months, with price changes and positioning.
Back to the roots: The reason behind it all and back at the initial price of $39/year, for 5 blogs!
PS: Yes, that's my hand!
It's been a nerve racking few months, with price changes and positioning.
Back to the roots: The reason behind it all and back at the initial price of $39/year, for 5 blogs!
PS: Yes, that's my hand!
The irony on this post 🥹
It asks for blogs without paywall, yet you can't comment on it 🤷♂️
We've over engineered products / looking at you @bsky.app
It asks for blogs without paywall, yet you can't comment on it 🤷♂️
We've over engineered products / looking at you @bsky.app
who up there writing their blog?
i want to see yalls blogs!
criteria:
- you wrote at least a post in 2025
- it doesn't force a paywall so we can actually read it
i want to see yalls blogs!
criteria:
- you wrote at least a post in 2025
- it doesn't force a paywall so we can actually read it
May 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
The irony on this post 🥹
It asks for blogs without paywall, yet you can't comment on it 🤷♂️
We've over engineered products / looking at you @bsky.app
It asks for blogs without paywall, yet you can't comment on it 🤷♂️
We've over engineered products / looking at you @bsky.app
There's something about the ocean that wakes me up, helps me believe, and makes me realize how small I am so I don't get tangled up in my ego.
Sadly I don't live close to an ocean any longer. I hope to soon get back to it. But, for the moment, this playlist is getting me through it all.
Sadly I don't live close to an ocean any longer. I hope to soon get back to it. But, for the moment, this playlist is getting me through it all.
Sounds of the Ocean
Playlist · Spotify · 197 items · 532.7K saves
open.spotify.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:12 AM
There's something about the ocean that wakes me up, helps me believe, and makes me realize how small I am so I don't get tangled up in my ego.
Sadly I don't live close to an ocean any longer. I hope to soon get back to it. But, for the moment, this playlist is getting me through it all.
Sadly I don't live close to an ocean any longer. I hope to soon get back to it. But, for the moment, this playlist is getting me through it all.
Hey friends, if you work at a 20+ person company, can you please DM me. I have a question or two about my new B2B SaaS / a thing or two I want to clarify.
Or reply below and I'll DM you.
Or reply below and I'll DM you.
May 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Hey friends, if you work at a 20+ person company, can you please DM me. I have a question or two about my new B2B SaaS / a thing or two I want to clarify.
Or reply below and I'll DM you.
Or reply below and I'll DM you.
Finally managed to put this into words. Something I've known to be true for me for ages and I hope it makes sense to you.
—There is a sort of freedom in which you do things the way you want to do them because that's how you believe they should be, which ultimately ties into who you really are.
—There is a sort of freedom in which you do things the way you want to do them because that's how you believe they should be, which ultimately ties into who you really are.
April 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Finally managed to put this into words. Something I've known to be true for me for ages and I hope it makes sense to you.
—There is a sort of freedom in which you do things the way you want to do them because that's how you believe they should be, which ultimately ties into who you really are.
—There is a sort of freedom in which you do things the way you want to do them because that's how you believe they should be, which ultimately ties into who you really are.
Done and done!
BlogMaker has plenty of value to back up this pricing.
It's a premium product without any gimmicks and I want to be more upfront about it all ✊
BlogMaker has plenty of value to back up this pricing.
It's a premium product without any gimmicks and I want to be more upfront about it all ✊
April 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Done and done!
BlogMaker has plenty of value to back up this pricing.
It's a premium product without any gimmicks and I want to be more upfront about it all ✊
BlogMaker has plenty of value to back up this pricing.
It's a premium product without any gimmicks and I want to be more upfront about it all ✊
Conundrum:
Low pricing $39/year brings a ton more activity, sales, but a ton of dirty baggage of random support tickets, refund requests.
Normal pricing +$19/month, brings serious clients, but less pace of growth, and a calmer business.
What do I do?
I already know the answer yeah.
🤔
Low pricing $39/year brings a ton more activity, sales, but a ton of dirty baggage of random support tickets, refund requests.
Normal pricing +$19/month, brings serious clients, but less pace of growth, and a calmer business.
What do I do?
I already know the answer yeah.
🤔
April 29, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Conundrum:
Low pricing $39/year brings a ton more activity, sales, but a ton of dirty baggage of random support tickets, refund requests.
Normal pricing +$19/month, brings serious clients, but less pace of growth, and a calmer business.
What do I do?
I already know the answer yeah.
🤔
Low pricing $39/year brings a ton more activity, sales, but a ton of dirty baggage of random support tickets, refund requests.
Normal pricing +$19/month, brings serious clients, but less pace of growth, and a calmer business.
What do I do?
I already know the answer yeah.
🤔
When I grew up, sports were fun, and a good hang with friends, traveling to the next town over etc.
My son (13) plays tennis and we’ve been going to a few tournaments. The level of parent involvement with coaches in tow and the demands of the sport at this young age are just insane.
My son (13) plays tennis and we’ve been going to a few tournaments. The level of parent involvement with coaches in tow and the demands of the sport at this young age are just insane.
April 29, 2025 at 7:01 AM
When I grew up, sports were fun, and a good hang with friends, traveling to the next town over etc.
My son (13) plays tennis and we’ve been going to a few tournaments. The level of parent involvement with coaches in tow and the demands of the sport at this young age are just insane.
My son (13) plays tennis and we’ve been going to a few tournaments. The level of parent involvement with coaches in tow and the demands of the sport at this young age are just insane.
Here’s something interesting. BlogMaker gives the user the power to tweak every element’s color, padding, and especially font — which makes it possible to match the design of your existing website, but you have to diy (which I like a lot) but I am not ppl and ppl like it done for them.
April 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Here’s something interesting. BlogMaker gives the user the power to tweak every element’s color, padding, and especially font — which makes it possible to match the design of your existing website, but you have to diy (which I like a lot) but I am not ppl and ppl like it done for them.
One of the ways to stay relevant throughout is having a personal blog.
Being active on social media is super important, but social media is ephemeral.
Your blog is forever. People will learn more about you from a single thoughtful piece you wrote on your blog than they will from your tweets.
Being active on social media is super important, but social media is ephemeral.
Your blog is forever. People will learn more about you from a single thoughtful piece you wrote on your blog than they will from your tweets.
I'm biased when I say this, but you should start it today with blogmaker.app 😅
And I agree with Jason. It's a solid way to create authority in the field or you as a person/professional
I keep mine valsopi.com as a thought–processing outlet and as a history of "who I was" at a certain point in time
And I agree with Jason. It's a solid way to create authority in the field or you as a person/professional
I keep mine valsopi.com as a thought–processing outlet and as a history of "who I was" at a certain point in time
BlogMaker: Create Your Blog With The Ultimate Blog Maker
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blogmaker.app
April 24, 2025 at 7:56 PM
One of the ways to stay relevant throughout is having a personal blog.
Being active on social media is super important, but social media is ephemeral.
Your blog is forever. People will learn more about you from a single thoughtful piece you wrote on your blog than they will from your tweets.
Being active on social media is super important, but social media is ephemeral.
Your blog is forever. People will learn more about you from a single thoughtful piece you wrote on your blog than they will from your tweets.