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Mostly Technical
Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis
100 episodes
6 days ago
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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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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Entrepreneurship
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Mostly Technical
79: Super Ultra Tilted

Ian and Aaron discuss their respective trips to Vegas and Miami, Aaron's latest video, making new friends in real life, & more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, Native PHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (00:00) - Back from Vegas
  • (17:26) - Marker 237
  • (17:26) - Mostly Technical Day Zero Party
  • (21:38) - React Miami
  • (39:49) - Fusion Follow Up
  • (43:11) - Aaron's New Video
  • (57:00) - Twin Dads

Links:
  • Papi Steak
  • Pot Limit Omaha
  • Double Board Bomb Pot
  • JetBlue Mint
  • Wrestlemania 41
  • 30 Year Macallan
  • React Miami
  • Whiskey, Web and Whatnot
  • PHP x NYC
  • Ghost.org
  • Terminal Coffee
  • Terminal Feud - Live in Miami
  • Aaron's video about his course platform data model
  • tldraw
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4 days ago
1 hour 5 minutes

Mostly Technical
78: The Haters Were Right

Ian and Aaron discuss upcoming travel to Miami & Vegas, Aaron's new 'Dead Drop" command, the future of Fusion, & more.

Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, Native PHP for Mobile, and Laracon US 2025

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (00:00) - Rebounding
  • (11:46) - Heading To React Miami
  • (16:01) - Vegas Baby, Vegas
  • (22:56) - Dead Drop
  • (32:15) - Update on Fusion
  • (57:58) - Ian's Computer Follow Up
  • (01:02:46) - Projects, Hobbies & Time

Links:
  • Volkswagen Atlas
  • React Miami
  • Whiskey Web and Whatnot Episode 186 w/ Aaron Francis
  • Wrestlemania 41
  • Aaron's tweet about Dead Drop
  • Fusion
  • Wayfinder
  • Ziggy
  • VoidZero
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1 week ago
1 hour 23 minutes

Mostly Technical
77: Eye on the Future

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's trip to PHP x NYC, Aaron's new art, how to try to thrive if you think a recession is coming, and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento and WorkOS.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (00:00) - A Billionaire Sighting
  • (06:22) - PHP × NYC
  • (14:25) - Follow Up
  • (18:28) - Aaron's Art
  • (27:51) - Ian's New Computer
  • (39:34) - Screencasting.com
  • (45:23) - Adapting to a Recession
  • (01:03:20) - Conference Talk

Links:
  • Jerry Jones
  • Mansion on Turtle Creek
  • The Nanny
  • T. Boone Pickens
  • The First Billion Is the Hardest (Book)
  • Rosie
  • Aaron's Art
  • Lazarus of Bethany
  • Stage Manager (macOS)
  • Marshall Haas
  • Dave Ramsey
  • Kent C. Dodds
  • Epic Web Conference 2025
  • MicroConf


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2 weeks ago
1 hour 14 minutes

Mostly Technical
Bonus Episode: PHP × NYC Chaos-Cast™

Recorded live after PHP × NYC with Ben Holmen, John Drexler, Daniel Coulbourne, Chris Morrell, Ian Landsman, Dave Hicking, and Joe Tannenbaum.

Considering we're all podcasters, we decided to sit down and discuss the most important issues of the day: Trader Joe's in basements, Poker, Day 2 Soup, Chess.com, something called "The Pizza Belt", and so much more.

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2 weeks ago
1 hour 11 minutes

Mostly Technical
76: Distribution & Taste w/ Adam Wathan

Aaron is joined this week by Adam Wathan to talk about everything from Disney Cruises to what he wants to do on YouTube and a whole lot more.

Sponsored by Bento and WorkOS.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (00:00) - The Disney Debate
  • (03:27) - Zero MRR
  • (05:15) - YouTube Stuff
  • (13:38) - Course Talk
  • (23:33) - Competitive Advantage
  • (42:48) - Building A Course Platform
  • (52:59) - Tailwind's YouTube Strategy
  • (01:23:31) - Nanny Talk

Links:
  • Disney Cruise Line
  • Adam's tweet about $0 MRR
  • 'Build UIs that don't suck'
  • Tailwind Connect Miami
  • Steve Schogar on YouTube
  • teenage engineering
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3 weeks ago
1 hour 27 minutes

Mostly Technical
75: Mob Mentality

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's trip to Disney World, Aaron's adventures with Reddit & Hacker News, building a new billing system, and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Stream, Laravel Cloud, and PHP Tek 2025.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (00:00) - Disney World
  • (17:01) - Follow Up
  • (22:03) - Aaron's Newsletter
  • (25:59) - Bookmarking Situation
  • (40:02) - Reddit & Hacker News
  • (52:29) - Building A Billing System
  • (01:17:40) - Monarch Follow Up

Links:
  • Will King on Twitter
  • Minnie Van
  • Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin
  • The Art of Product
  • Ben Thompson's Interview w/ Sam Altman
  • mymind
  • Pinboard
  • Aaron's post about Screen on r/php
  • Solo on GitHub
  • Screen on GitHub
  • Screencasting.com
  • Monarch


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1 month ago
1 hour 24 minutes

Mostly Technical
74: The Hourglass w/ Jordan Gal

Aaron is joined this week by Jordan Gal (Ian's off at Disney World) to discuss everything from finding product market fit for his new product Rosie to the Try Hard business model and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Stream, Laravel Cloud, and PHP Tek 2025.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (00:00) - #1 Topic
  • (02:47) - What Makes A Podcast Compelling?
  • (33:43) - Early Product Market Fit
  • (57:06) - Fighting The Bootstrap Ideology
  • (01:15:58) - The Try Hard Business Model
  • (01:30:24) - It's Business Time
  • (01:48:22) - Making Friends
  • (02:02:55) - Disneyland vs. Disney World

Links:
  • Jordan Gal
  • Episode 764 of Startups for the Rest of Us
  • http://youcanjustdothings.com/
  • Rosie
  • David Chang
  • ICPs (Ideal Customer Profiles)
  • Brick
  • CartHook
  • Justin McGill
  • Bryan Shankman
  • NewForm
  • Dan Shipper
  • Rob Walling
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1 month ago
2 hours 4 minutes

Mostly Technical
73: Explore vs. Exploit

Ian and Aaron talk about scheduling your day, Aaron's newsletter, setting big goals, and a whole more.

Sponsored by Bento, Stream, Laravel Cloud, and PHP Tek 2025.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

Links:

  • Chris Morrell on Bluesky
  • Steve Carell with gray hair 
  • 'What Is The Cosmere?'
  • Jesse Hanley's eyepatch photo
  • Lex.page
  • Aaron's Newsletter


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1 month ago
56 minutes

Mostly Technical
72: The Big Tweet

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's viral tweet, more problems with HVAC, accountability for your own time, and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Stream, Laravel Cloud, and PHP Tek 2025.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (00:00) - Video Game Historian
  • (14:01) - Do Up A Prototype
  • (19:38) - A Little Business Dad
  • (29:32) - Will AI Destroy SaaS?
  • (39:09) - Follow Up & Feedback
  • (44:36) - New York Muscle
  • (01:03:32) - Talking vs. Doing

Links:
  • Aaron's viral tweet
  • Aaron's tweet about EA open sourcing old C&C games
  • Elon replying to Aaron's tweet
  • Jesse Hanley tweeting about ROI
  • App Tracking Transparency
  • SparkToro
  • Polymarket
  • Survivor 48
  • Brandon Sanderson Weekly Update
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1 month ago
1 hour 24 minutes

Mostly Technical
71: Laravel's Big Day

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's day off, 90s news anchors, Laravel's Big Day, and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Moonbase Labs, and Packetly.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

Links:

  • First Watch
  • Aaron's tweet about news
  • Peter Jennings
  • Calvin and Hobbes
  • "Hang a Lantern"
  • Laravel Shift
  • Taylor streaming with ThePrimeagen
  • Brandon Sanderson
  • Steve's crazy office setup
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1 month ago
1 hour 17 minutes

Mostly Technical
70: Robber Baron Mentality

Ian and Aaron discuss why Aaron needs a hobby, HelpSpot's new logo & 20 year (!) revenue graph, microwave power settings, the release of Fusion, and so much more.

Sponsored by Bento, Moonbase Labs, and Packetly.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

Links:

  • Fusion
  • Backstage Pass
  • Taylor's tweet about a "special surprise" for the new starter kits
  • Laravel Spark
  • Will King's new logo for HelpSpot
  • Home Heating Oil
  • Thermostat
  • Aaron's tweet about microwave power settings
  • Aaron on a swing
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2 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

Mostly Technical
69: Don't Be A Dummy

Ian and Aaron discuss the release date of Fusion, winning money at poker, ideas for Laracon swag jackets, and a whole lot more.

Sponsored by Bento, Moonbase Labs, and Packetly.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

Links:

  • Disney Springs
  • The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
  • Factorio
  • Pot-Limit Omaha
  • Nuxt
  • Next.js
  • Severance on Apple TV+
  • Monarch
  • Wanderlog
  • TripIt
  • NativePHP for iOS
  • John Rudolph Drexler on Bluesky
  • Jess Archer on Bluesky
  • SNL Five-Timers Jacket
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2 months ago
52 minutes

Mostly Technical
68: Right Off The Stage

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's reveal of Fusion at Laracon EU, the new Backstage Pass concept, the Laracon US announcement, and more.

Sponsored by Bento, Moonbase Labs, and Packetly.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

Links:

  • Fusion hype video
  • Backstage Pass
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2 months ago
40 minutes

Mostly Technical
67: The Big Reveal

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

Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://sponsor.mostlytechnical.com to learn more.

  • (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!

Links:
  • How to drink tea (Notes on Work)
  • Mike and the Mad Dog
  • ChatGPT Pro
  • Windsurf Editor
  • Official Laravel VS Code Extension
  • DeepSeek
  • Boston Dynamics Robots
  • I, Robot
  • Robot & Frank
  • Superman Official Teaser Trailer
  • High Leverage Rails announcement
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2 months ago
1 hour 12 minutes

Mostly Technical
66: Zombification

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.

Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (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

Links:
  • New York Paycheck Calculator (with info on NYC's separate income tax)
  • Dagger Components for Laravel Blade
  • Simon Hamp's newsletter re: NativePHP
  • Laracon EU
  • Jake Bennett's talk about State Machines at Laracon US 2023
  • Tony Lea on X
  • ShipFast
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3 months ago
1 hour 14 minutes

Mostly Technical
65: The Existential Threat

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

Sponsored by LaraJobs, & Screencasting.com.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (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

Links:
  • Year In Review
  • Laracon EU
  • Caleb's post on GitHub sponsorship
  • Bootstrapped Web
  • Notes on Work episode about the date picker (January 12th, 2025)
  • The Panel
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3 months ago
1 hour 9 minutes

Mostly Technical
64: Yes Man

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. 

  • Gravity Falls
  • Disclosure
  • Solo
  • Cowgirls with Cameras podcast
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4 months ago
1 hour 22 minutes

Mostly Technical
63: Unreliable Narrator

Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's TUI app, what it's like being a founder over 40, "the drones", and so much more.

Sponsored by LaraJobs, Screencasting.com, and CodeRabbit

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (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

Links:
  • Justin Jackson - What's Happening With Founders Over 40
  • Tim Ferriss Show
  • Joe Tannenbaum on Bluesky
  • Termsky
  • Laravel Prompts
  • Terminal Coffee
  • ANSI Escape Code
  • Udemy
  • Monarch
  • Thunk
  • Chris Rock's Filmography
  • Ken Wheeler on X
  • D.B. Cooper
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4 months ago
1 hour 32 minutes

Mostly Technical
62: Doing Too Much

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?

Sponsored by LaraJobs, Screencasting.com, and CodeRabbit

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (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

Links:
  • Late Night with David Letterman
  • The Late Shift
  • Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
  • Ian's Bluesky post about poker
  • WinStar Casino
  • HelpSpot
  • Authorize.net
  • Notes on Work
  • Interstellar
  • Ben Holmen on Bluesky
  • Commit Your Code Conference
  • Yum! Brands
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4 months ago
1 hour 23 minutes

Mostly Technical
61: Chasing Vanity

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.

Sponsored by LaraJobs, Screencasting.com, Mailtrap, and Mailcoach.  Use code MOSTLYTECHNICAL to get 3 free months when signing up for MailCoach.

Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical?  Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more.

  • (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

Links:
  • Pot-Limit Omaha - A Beginners Guide
  • Papa Murphy's Pizza
  • Aaron Francis on Bluesky
  • Car Elevator
  • Car Turntable (CarTurner)
  • Thunk
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4 months ago
1 hour 30 minutes

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.