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**Mostly Technical**

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

Latest Episodes:

67: The Big Reveal Jan 28, 2025

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Ian and Aaron discuss all things related to AI, Ian's new thing he built, a Rails course, and more.

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(00:00) - Sleep Talk
(04:00) - Ian Built Something
(17:05) - Let's Talk AI
(44:45) - There's A New Superman?!
(51:22) - Aaron's Going To Amsterdam
(56:24) - Rails Course!

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66: Zombification Jan 21, 2025

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Ian and Aaron discuss the importance of seeing your friends in person, why Blade needs to be as fast as possible, weapons grade social media, conferences, and a lot more.

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(00:00) - What's The Good Word?
(11:36) - Southern Hospitality
(17:24) - Degens
(20:02) - The Blade Czar
(28:52) - NativePHP on iOS
(36:05) - Aaron’s Laracon EU Update
(45:13) - Conferences
(56:06) - I’m Not A TikTok Man
(59:26) - PHP Has Never Been Cool

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65: The Existential Threat Jan 14, 2025

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Ian & Aaron talk about Aaron's upcoming JS library, a new course idea, "AI Aaron Francis", Disney Adults, and a lot more.

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(00:00) - Body Talk
(05:18) - Ready For 2025
(19:20) - Long Plays
(28:10) - New Course Idea
(34:26) - Twenty Years of Grinding
(39:22) - It's Actually Marketing
(56:18) - About 30% Done
(01:02:53) - The Panel

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64: Yes Man Dec 23, 2024

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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.

63: Unreliable Narrator Dec 17, 2024

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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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62: Doing Too Much Dec 10, 2024

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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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61: Chasing Vanity Dec 03, 2024

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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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60: The To-Done List Nov 26, 2024

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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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59: Definitely For Profit Nov 19, 2024

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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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58: The Multi-Select with Caleb Porzio Nov 11, 2024

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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)

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