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57 - Bonus: HBO Show Tiermaker! Nov 05, 2024

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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

57: 10,000 Pennies Nov 05, 2024

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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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56: Tier Maker Oct 29, 2024

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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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55: Try Hard Empire Oct 22, 2024

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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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54: Create A Spectacle Oct 15, 2024

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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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53: Talking About Liquid Oct 08, 2024

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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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52: Statamic Roundtable with Jack McDade, John O'Nolan, Caleb Porzio, & Adam Wathan Oct 01, 2024

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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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51: Launching Flux (Live) with Caleb Porzio Sep 24, 2024

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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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50: Paid In Respect Sep 18, 2024

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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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49: Stay Lean, Stay Clean with Caleb Porzio Sep 03, 2024

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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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