Building a speaking career versus product sales

Ian and Aaron recap Commit Your Code 2025, dive into the business of Aaron Francis, and wonder what we're all going to do with this AI slop.

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• (00:00) - 36 Hour Adventure
• (10:46) - Commit Your Code Reacp
• (23:01) - Higher Rungs of This Ladder
• (26:12) - Ian's Getting Scooped
• (29:50) - Aaron's Acting Debut
• (37:52) - The Business of Aaron Francis
• (47:26) - Sweet Hang Followup
• (49:49) - Meta's AI Slop

• 'Survivor' bar in Boston
• Commit Your Code 2025
• Aaron's Talk at CYC'25
• Justin Jackson's 'The Panel' podcast
• Aaron's CodeRabbit short film
• Meta's AI slop announcement