Mostly Technical

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..

2 hours 44 minutes

58: The Multi-Select with Caleb Porzio

Ian is joined by Caleb Porzio and we talk about recent consumer product acquisitions, a dive deep into Flux's multi-select and more advanced components like charts, and we do a Business Dad corner about hiring.
* Joel Spolsky on how to find great developers (A little dated, but still good)

11 November 2024, 11:01 pm
16 minutes 18 seconds

57 - Bonus: HBO Show Tiermaker!

A special bonus episode from a post-show Tiermaker. We were doing this for video so sorry in advance if it's not totally clear on audio. You can watch on Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs

5 November 2024, 7:45 pm
1 hour 7 minutes

57: 10,000 Pennies

Ian's joined by Matt Swanson while Aaron is out ✂️. We cover the forgotten victims of the Wordpress drama like Gravatar and Day One, if a bootstrapper should be happy about $10k/mrr and make the case for jobs as being good, should the government sell ads on the Penny, and "things Aaron should do".
Don't miss our bonus Youtube video this week as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8IIvZtrrzs
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5 November 2024, 5:13 pm
1 hour 12 minutes

56: Tier Maker
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's trip to San Francisco, Bluesky vs. Twitter, and why Ian's not doing his secret side project plus our tier rankings for...pizza toppings?!
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29 October 2024, 12:00 pm
1 hour 4 minutes

55: Try Hard Empire
Ian and Aaron discuss updates on Aaron's house, the Try Hard Factory, his course launch, and so much more.
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- (00:00) - Mostly Arguing About Mars
- (08:54) - House Update
- (20:27) - Francis Real Estate Empire
- (31:15) - We Found A Videographer
- (37:32) - Postgres Launch
- (38:51) - A Little Side Adventure
- (42:09) - Back to Postgres
- (49:31) - Try Hard Offsite
- (58:14) - Ian’s Mystery Idea
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22 October 2024, 12:00 pm
1 hour 41 minutes

54: Create A Spectacle
Ian and Aaron discuss everything from Aaron's dream for a Try Hard Factory to Ian being unimpressed with SpaceX rockets to the biggest question of all - what do you want to do with your life?
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- (00:00) - Terrible Business Idea
- (06:15) - Weekends Are Tough
- (08:45) - Thing After Thing
- (10:49) - Product Guesses
- (14:23) - A Giant Bread
- (17:40) - Try Hard Factory
- (33:59) - What Do I Want To Do With My Life
- (01:05:24) - Postgres Update
- (01:11:27) - Some Big Rocket Thing
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15 October 2024, 12:00 pm
1 hour 21 minutes

53: Talking About Liquid
Ian and Aaron reunite to talk about bad design, WordPress drama, Aaron's secret physical product, why you want to be liquid, and more.
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- (00:00) - Freaking Wrecked
- (03:48) - A Great Roundtable
- (12:58) - The Duality of Ian
- (22:54) - Aaron's Decision
- (26:25) - Rich People Have No Imagination
- (39:06) - WordPress Drama
- (48:44) - White On White On White
- (58:47) - Course Update
- (01:10:58) - A Physical Product (?!)
- (01:17:40) - One Last Thing
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8 October 2024, 12:00 pm
1 hour 46 minutes

52: Statamic Roundtable with Jack McDade, John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, & Adam Wathan
Ian is joined this week by Jack McDade, creator of Statamic, and a motley crew (John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, and Adam Wathan) to discuss what the future of Statamic might look like. Should the price change? Should it be open source? Who should it be marketed at? Does Statamic need an enterprise offering? All that & a ton more.
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Note: Recorded and streamed live on September 30th, 2024
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1 October 2024, 12:00 pm
2 hours 27 minutes

51: Launching Flux (Live) with Caleb Porzio
Ian and Aaron are joined this week by Caleb Porzio (friend of the show) on our very first live stream in honor of Flux, which Caleb literally launches live on the podcast. Plus everything from password hygiene to cloud exits to hiring people to, of course, all the ups & downs of launching a product like Flux.
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Note: Recorded live on September 23rd, 2024.
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24 September 2024, 12:00 pm
1 hour 31 minutes

50: Paid In Respect
Ian is back (!) with Aaron to check in about what happened to Ian's gallbladder, Aaron's announcement video, dreaming big, and so much more.
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- (00:00) - They Failed Again
- (11:28) - The Show Must Go On
- (15:36) - A Different Kind of Plumbing
- (24:36) - Laracon Vibes
- (35:13) - The Big $57 Million Announcement
- (46:51) - MrBeast is Gordon Gekko
- (56:10) - Dream A Little Bit Bigger
- (01:12:52) - Low Hanging Fruit
- (01:19:25) - Sinatra Baby!
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18 September 2024, 5:00 pm
1 hour 52 minutes

49: Stay Lean, Stay Clean with Caleb Porzio
Aaron is joined this week once again by Caleb Porzio to discuss everything that happened at Laracon (including a basketball game?!) before diving deep into Flux, the online reaction to the price, and what comes next.
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- (00:00) - Man of the People
- (03:25) - A Quick Ad Read
- (04:29) - Laravel vs. Terminal Coffee 🏀
- (17:28) - Laracon Recap
- (33:32) - Notes on Laracon
- (58:32) - An Interview With Yours Truly
- (01:00:23) - The Flux Situation
- (01:21:29) - Here's The Thing
- (01:27:07) - More On Pricing
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3 September 2024, 12:00 pm
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