Mostly Technical
Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis
Recent Episodes
Ian and Aaron discuss Claude vs. Gemini, *another* Laravel New idea, drama on Thanksgiving, and so much more.
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- (00:00) - Happy Cyber Monday!
- (01:39) - Follow Up
- (07:24) - AI Update: Claude vs. Gemini
- (24:43) - Laravel New, Again, Again?
- (36:30) - Ian's 🐕 Drama
- (43:25) - Kids & Parks
- (48:47) - A Childlike Server
- (52:50) - Even More Follow Up
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Ian and Aaron talk about the launch of Database School - the branding, everything he did the morning of the launch, building the site with Gemini, and so much more. Plus the world championship of….bagels?
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- (00:00) - Every Second Mattered
- (08:40) - The Morning Of
- (15:30) - The Last Launch?
- (18:07) - Walking With Adam
- (20:01) - Pricing
- (28:28) - Doing It Live
- (36:21) - We're Talking Logos
- (44:14) - Closing Thoughts On The Launch
- (49:21) - Built With Gemini
- (01:06:23) - World Championship of Bagels
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Ian and Aaron are joined by John O'Nolan, creator of Ghost, to talk about double Laravel New'ing, side projects for your side projects, building an RSS reader, mastering Claude Code, and so much more.
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- (00:00) - Double Laravel New'd
- (08:52) - Claude Code Power User
- (21:26) - Queues!
- (32:58) - Your Side Project Has A Side Project
- (48:37) - All About Ghost
- (58:12) - Advice for Laravel New Believers
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Ian and Aaron discuss screen time for kids, the impending launch of Database School, why Ian acquired Bootstrapped.fm, and more.
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- (00:00) - The Screen Time Conundrum
- (12:56) - Public Service Announcement
- (23:18) - Database School Is Launching Next Week!
- (32:26) - Thanksgiving Plans
- (38:29) - Acquiring Bootstrapped.fm
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Ian and Aaron talk about 20 years of HelpSpot, Aaron's big week on Twitter, and....talk about burying the lede....Aaron's got ARR! Subscription revenue! It's happening!
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- (00:00) - A Weekend Story
- (15:25) - Sick Kids
- (20:12) - Laravel New Update
- (22:40) - 20 Years of HelpSpot
- (37:27) - Ian's Hiring
- (43:03) - Aaron's Big Week on Twitter
- (53:20) - Database School Update
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