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Mostly Technical

Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis

Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics..

57 minutes 7 seconds

112: Token Machine
Ian and Aaron talk about Santa (obviously), do you still need an MBA (maybe not so obvious), why Ian isn't burning as many tokens as possible to get Outro out the door, what people are building with the Telegram API, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii
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- (00:00) - Magically Better
- (08:59) - Pre-Holiday Adventures
- (17:17) - Burning The Midnight Tokens
- (25:35) - Outlasted By AI Agents
- (38:06) - Thinking Businessy
- (44:34) - Advent of SQL Update
- (50:39) - Telegram Bots
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23 December 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 5 minutes

111: Hearts & Minds
Ian and Aaron discuss how Aaron's orchestrating fly.io boxes for Database School, why sometimes you need to use AI to help AI, and why Costco is truly a great place. Plus an all-time Ian resume rant and so much more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii
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- (00:00) - Classic Little Kid Disease
- (04:14) - Weekend Update
- (18:29) - Ian's Resume Rant
- (33:57) - Advent of SQL
- (46:50) - Using AI to Help AI
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16 December 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 19 minutes

110: The Big Boy Plan
Ian and Aaron discuss all things AI this week - from Claude Max to pairing Gemini with Claude to why people want to code but they don't want to sell and so much more. Plus Aaron's secret soccer past and why the game (of getting a job) isn't fair.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii
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- (00:00) - OD on AI
- (09:40) - Product vs Distribution
- (15:29) - Alcove
- (21:21) - What's Ian Building With AI?
- (27:18) - Using Claude With Gemini?
- (37:38) - Google or ChatGPT?
- (46:51) - Old Puritan Aaron
- (58:21) - The Game Is Unfair
- (01:03:20) - What's New With Database School?
- (01:07:13) - Sportsball!
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9 December 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 17 seconds

109: AI Bro
Ian and Aaron discuss Claude vs. Gemini, *another* Laravel New idea, drama on Thanksgiving, and so much more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, Ittybit, tldraw, OG Kit, Tighten, and Nusii
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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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2 December 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 9 minutes

108: Database School Launch 🚀
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?
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.
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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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25 November 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 13 minutes

Sweet Hang #3: Matching Tattoos w/ John O'Nolan
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.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.
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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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20 November 2025, 1:00 pm
52 minutes 33 seconds

107: A Ruthless Capitalist
Ian and Aaron discuss screen time for kids, the impending launch of Database School, why Ian acquired Bootstrapped.fm, and more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, No Compromises, and Ittybit.
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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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18 November 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 14 minutes

106: We've Got ARR!
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!
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit.
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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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11 November 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 20 minutes

105: Laravel New, Again
Ian and Aaron talk about the first ever Wire:live conference, what's new in Livewire 4, the best book Aaron's ever read, and....oh no. Oh no. Ian decided to `laravel new`. Again.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Ittybit.
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- (00:00) - Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder
- (01:52) - Wire:live
- (10:54) - Livewire 4
- (27:49) - Poker Day
- (34:45) - Aaron MC
- (36:40) - We Musn't Ship
- (48:54) - Best Book I've Ever Read
- (57:07) - Update On New Videos
- (01:10:44) - Advent of SQL
- (01:14:18) - 🐴 Update
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4 November 2025, 1:00 pm
1 hour 19 minutes

104: Cash Cow Mode
Ian and Aaron talk about everything from leasing horses to Aaron's new studio addition to what comes next for Database School and so much more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.
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- (00:00) - Low Energy Aaron
- (02:01) - Downtime & Expensive Horses
- (19:15) - Aaron's Giant Chalkboard
- (31:56) - Chalk Guy
- (49:36) - It's Time To Eat Glass
- (01:06:39) - The Plan
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22 October 2025, 12:00 pm
1 hour 25 minutes

Sweet Hang #2: Humans Still Required w/ Jeffrey Way
Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Jeffrey Way, creator of Laracasts, to talk about everything from their opinions about JavaScript to the evolution of Laracasts to modeling behavior for your kids and so much more.
Sponsored by Bento, Flare, and Laravel Forge.
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- (00:00) - Optimizing Everything
- (07:41) - Social Media, Kids, & Modeling Behavior
- (21:42) - Vision Quest Deep Dive
- (34:46) - Switch to Subscription?
- (39:48) - The Evolution of Laracasts
- (50:03) - Opinions About JavaScript
- (57:00) - Deciding What To Teach
- (01:02:59) - Chess
- (01:07:47) - YouTube & AI's Impact
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16 October 2025, 12:00 pm
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