

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.
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Jul 30, 2024 • 1h 17min
46: Aaron Francis, Inc.
Aaron Francis, a content creator diving into a new video series, shares his insights on navigating the evolving social media landscape. He discusses the rivalry between Twitter and Threads, exploring authenticity in a world driven by metrics. The pair also savor the delights of New York tacos and reflect on their unique culinary experiences. With anecdotes about family adventures and the challenge of keeping genuine connections in content creation, this lively conversation is both relatable and thought-provoking.

Jul 23, 2024 • 1h 6min
45: The Contest
Ian and Aaron discuss missed investment opportunities, the concept of building a media company, bringing back forums, and the idea of a new contest. They touch on domains, personal branding through apparel, revenue recognition confusion, language nuances, and the resurgence of forums online.

Jul 16, 2024 • 1h 6min
44: Idea About Ideas
Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's new idea causing stress, Aaron's sales milestone, and their love for the game Factorio. They touch on missed domain opportunities, balancing creativity and execution in partnerships, video marketing strategies, time management, and crafting effective resumes for interviews.

Jul 9, 2024 • 1h 22min
43: Just Do Stuff
Ian and Aaron discuss hiring challenges and a controversial take, Aaron's course progress, the need for a stage name, life automation, and more interesting topics like toothpaste brand competition and MySQL 9 release excitement.

Jul 2, 2024 • 1h 11min
42: Push The Button
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's course launch results and the new developer position. They explore the benefits of 'scheming time' and share a domain story. Ian is hiring a developer and they talk about high-performance SQLite.

Jun 25, 2024 • 1h 16min
41: Beginning of the Empire
Aaron launches a new course, shares about 'Profit First', and a trip to Texas Hill Country. Discussions on Cloudflare, profitable business concepts, and a quirky idea of simulation theory.

Jun 18, 2024 • 1h 8min
40: One Big Bet
Aaron discusses his big bet, challenges of balancing work and family, the idea of creating a variety show, the importance of distribution in media creation, and his HVAC update 🇺🇸.

Jun 13, 2024 • 36min
39: Mostly HVAC with Dan Myers, CEO of Flair
Ian and Aaron chat with Dan Myers, CEO of Flair, about HVAC systems, batteries, and podcast treats. They cover Flair's innovative HVAC solutions, home assistant integration, and brainstorm a business idea for treats in podcast feeds.

Jun 11, 2024 • 1h 11min
38: Morning Person
Aaron and Ian discuss health changes, Twitter feuds, and home problems like HVAC. They also cover course updates, Apple products, and personal experiences with humor and banter.

Jun 4, 2024 • 1h 16min
37: S-Tier Software with Taylor Otwell
Founder & CEO of Laravel, Taylor Otwell, discusses Twitter wars, new Laravel updates, hiring, growth strategies, and movie production aspirations. Highlights include real-time tracking, Lambo write off (just kidding), and upcoming Laracon US event.