We gave ourselves raises. John is weary of AI. Daniel is using Claude skills.

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 &lt;p&gt;We gave ourselves raises. John is weary of AI. Daniel is using Claude skills. &lt;/p&gt;
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82: AI fatigue

We hired someone. We set up standardized pay bands. We discuss how we use AI, and what makes a bad AI-driven pull request. We like Three Body Problem. John sang in choir.

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 &lt;p&gt;We hired someone. We set up standardized pay bands. We discuss how we use AI, and what makes a bad AI-driven pull request. We like Three Body Problem. John sang in choir. &lt;/p&gt;
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81: We set up pay bands

Marketing works. Late fees don't. John is speaking at Laracon EU! We review our OKRs and cash situation. John has more mic issues.

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 &lt;p&gt;Marketing works. Late fees don't. John is speaking at Laracon EU! We review our OKRs and cash situation. John has more mic issues.&lt;/p&gt;
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80: Late fees are unenforceable

Our dear friend <a href="https://x.com/calebporzio">Caleb Porzio</a> drops by for some laughs, and a retrospective on Wire:live. We discuss what went well, what could improve, and what we'll do differently next time.

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 &lt;p&gt;Our dear friend &lt;a href="https://x.com/calebporzio"&gt;Caleb Porzio&lt;/a&gt; drops by for some laughs, and a retrospective on Wire:live. We discuss what went well, what could improve, and what we'll do differently next time.&lt;/p&gt;
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79: The wire:live retro (empaneling Caleb Porzio)

Matt runs <a href="https://tighten.com/">Tighten</a>, and is a kind of big brother to us. We ask him about running agencies, building teams, hiring senior developers, and a lot more. Watch his new Laracast series "<a href="https://laracasts.com/series/how-to-build-a-dev-team">How to Build a Dev Team</a>" now.

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 &lt;p&gt;Matt runs &lt;a href="https://tighten.com/"&gt;Tighten&lt;/a&gt;, and is a kind of big brother to us. We ask him about running agencies, building teams, hiring senior developers, and a lot more. Watch his new Laracast series "&lt;a href="https://laracasts.com/series/how-to-build-a-dev-team"&gt;How to Build a Dev Team&lt;/a&gt;" now. &lt;/p&gt;
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78: Empaneling Matt Stauffer

We (John and Daniel) are co-founders of a small software development agency. This is a recording of our weekly "state of the company" call where we discuss the nitty gritty details of running our business day-to-day.

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