Mostly Technical Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis

Ian & Aaron discuss men's fashion, DHH, location sharing follow-up, AI therapy hot takes, Laravel Octane, upcoming course update, is MySQL over?, non-competes and concierge medicine, hacking Laravel for prefix indexes, PHP x NYC
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Menswear guyArt but make it sportsDHH Monitor tweetAaron's Laravel Octane videoPHP x NYC

Ian & Aaron discuss HelpSpot's future, Aaron reveals his next course, the secret to building courses, the "edge", spouse GPS tracking, the Doordash tax.
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HelpSpotTry Hard StudiosLocation sharing tweet

Ian & Aaron return after a few weeks off to check in on Aaron's new business, his studio, and yes, his healthcare woes. 
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(00:00) - Chilipad Fixes All
(01:40) - Eclipse Update
(04:29) - I'm The Top of the Funnel
(16:55) - Healthcare Stuff
(37:35) - Everybody Updates Their Apps Too Fast
(46:26) - Aaron's Office Update
(59:00) - Trading Places
Links:Hackers Incorporated episode with Aaron FrancisLemon Squeeze's interview with Aaron FrancisAaron's video on Cloudflare Aaron's tweet about healthcareContinuation of Health Coverage (COBRA)JustworksGustoS corp vs. C corp vs. LLCStartup to Last podcastLess Annoying CRMLegUp Health

Ian and Aaron are joined by Adam Wathan (our first returning guest!) to talk about Aaron's future plans for courses & consulting, Adam's plans for hiring at Tailwind, & a lot more.
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(00:00) - The Interloper
(01:49) - Hiring at Tailwind
(09:00) - Extra Effort Matters
(19:47) - Magic Company Money
(23:02) - Jerry Seinfeld's Voice
(27:45) - Nothing Sexier Than a Database
(43:49) - Taste as a Service
(54:34) - Courses vs. Consulting
(01:07:56) - The Aaron Francis Experience
(01:13:33) - The Master Plan
(01:28:53) - Price of Admission
(01:33:17) - En Route To Mars
Links:Subscribe to Laracasts! Seriously.Adam's tweets announcing the Design Engineer & Staff Software Engineer jobs at TailwindAdam's tweet about 90% of applicants not following instructionsTest Driven LaravelSandwich VideoKevin Shen's Dream Studio Course on lightingJonathan Reinink on Twitter

Ian & Aaron discuss Chilipad, the Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound, the week of calls, how to properly apply to a job, Shibboleth secret passwords, what's next for Aaron, the background on how Try Hard Studios came to be, and behind the scenes on the creation of their launch video.
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Links:
Subscribe to Laracasts! Seriously.ChilipadTry Hard StudiosAaron's what's next tweetTry Hard Studios launch video & YouTube channel

Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more.
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(00:00) - We Don't Have Bosses
(06:51) - Dune Part 2 Side Tangent
(14:19) - The Main Character
(26:13) - These Things Always Go Bad
(32:44) - Free Tiers
(42:50) - Have You Heard About Cloudflare?
(48:32) - Thoughts on Content Marketing
(56:34) - Face of the Organization
(01:01:48) - The Future
(01:15:18) - The Future, Continued
(01:27:31) - I'm Hot & Rich Now!
(01:34:14) - Aaron Francis Studio of Light & Sound
(01:37:33) - Follow Up & An Interesting Idea
Links:"...@ianlandsman, who is a gifted takesman" (on Twitter)Aaron got laid offAaron Francis Studio of Light and SoundAlamo DrafthouseStudio Movie GrillAaron's tweet about seeing Dune 2PlanetScale forever (blog post)PlanetScale's schema recommendationsLaracon US - tickets still available!Primeagen's breakdown of the PlanetScale layoffs (on YouTube)The Ramsey ShowCar TalkMike and the Mad DogAaron's tweet about a call in radio show