About this episode

Ian and Aaron discuss various updates on their business ventures, hiring challenges, and share a positive AI story.

Ian and Aaron talk about what's cooking with Solo, why Aaron's hiring his first full-time employee, Ian's frustrations with moving the team to Codex, and a feel good AI story. Sponsored by InterNACHI , Honeybadger , Bento , Vask , and NativePHP Ultra Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party ! (00:00) - Follow Up (04:20) - Solo Update (11:52) - Business Dad Pushback (19:15) - Raising Money (24:39) - Aaron's First Full-Time Employee (31:30) - Ian's Hiring Troubles (39:26) - A Laravel New 👀 (43:27) - Moving to Codex (48:57) - Where's Outro? (59:34) - A Feel Good AI Story Links: Solo TinySeed HelpSpot Codex Outro Token Town Mia's Horse Name Generator

People in this episode

Hosts: Ian Landsman, Aaron Francis

Topics covered

• business growth
• hiring
• AI stories
• entrepreneurship
• team management

Keywords

• Solo
• Codex
• hiring
• AI
• business updates

Sponsors

InterNACHI, Honeybadger, Bento, Vask, NativePHP

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Solo, Codex, TinySeed, HelpSpot, Token Town, Mia's Horse Name Generator

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