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..

1 hour 22 minutes

64: Yes Man
Ian has a Christmas present for Aaron; the guys look back on 2024 and forward to 2025. Finally, they break down MT ad revenue for 2024 and set a goal for 2025.
23 December 2024, 9:08 pm
1 hour 32 minutes

63: Unreliable Narrator
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's TUI app, what it's like being a founder over 40, "the drones", and so much more.
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- (00:00) - Founders Over Forty
- (10:54) - It's Gonna Be Bad
- (15:25) - Watch Guy
- (22:41) - TUI Is A Silly Word
- (38:03) - Try Hard Empire Update
- (58:46) - Ian Found A Budgeting App!
- (01:07:29) - Advertising Platform
- (01:12:39) - What Time Is It?
- (01:18:58) - The Drones
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17 December 2024, 1:00 pm
1 hour 23 minutes

62: Doing Too Much
Ian and Aaron talk about everything from Interstellar to the Late Night Wars of the 90s to speaking at conferences to maybe the greatest question of the week: what do you want to do when you retire?
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- (00:00) - Let's Not Talk About Bluesky
- (05:54) - Pay Homage / Respect
- (11:40) - Playing Some Poker
- (23:50) - What Do You Want To Do When You Retie
- (34:35) - HelpSpot BackOffice
- (46:38) - Interstellar
- (53:28) - Commit Your Code
- (01:08:35) - I Don't Wittle
- (01:13:00) - Expand & Contract
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10 December 2024, 3:00 pm
1 hour 30 minutes

61: Chasing Vanity
Ian and Aaron go in-depth on Aaron's highly anticipated arrival on Bluesky - what's good, what's bad, and why he doesn't like when people tell him he's using it wrong. Plus an update on ads, a big garage idea, and more.
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- (00:00) - Time Was Infinite
- (09:02) - The Blue Ocean of Bluesky
- (44:12) - Early Movers
- (01:01:43) - Texas Basement Boys
- (01:24:14) - A Different Idea For Ads
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3 December 2024, 1:00 pm
1 hour 16 minutes

60: The To-Done List
Ian and Aaron discuss feedback on ads for the podcast, what the heck Ian does every day, updates on the Try Hard empire, & so much more.
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- (00:00) - Vibes From The People
- (09:03) - What Does Ian Even Do
- (23:59) - Fitting In Side Projects
- (34:11) - Sales Update
- (38:04) - Bootstrapper Syndrome
- (41:14) - Extra Heaviness
- (46:51) - Guest Instructor
- (58:57) - Laravel Cloud
- (01:05:54) - UserScape & Sons
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26 November 2024, 1:00 pm
1 hour 30 minutes

59: Definitely For Profit
Ian and Aaron are back this week to discuss Aaron's adventures with the terminal, Ian's ideas for the future of Mostly Technical, a trip to Boise, and so much more.
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- (00:00) - Airing of the Grievances
- (09:24) - Terminal TUI Thing
- (22:08) - Trip to Boise
- (34:41) - Try Hard Update
- (44:08) - SQL Course
- (49:11) - Let's Get Meta
- (01:13:53) - Surgery Update
- (01:17:32) - Markdown Meh
- (01:21:14) - Where’s All The Good Software?!
- (01:25:43) - Busy Monday
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19 November 2024, 1:00 pm
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
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