27: The Layoff
03/12/24 • 102 min
Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more.
Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.
Sent questions or feedback to [email protected].
- (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 off
- Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound
- Alamo Drafthouse
- Studio Movie Grill
- Aaron's tweet about seeing Dune 2
- PlanetScale forever (blog post)
- PlanetScale's schema recommendations
- Laracon US - tickets still available!
- Primeagen's breakdown of the PlanetScale layoffs (on YouTube)
- The Ramsey Show
- Car Talk
- Mike and the Mad Dog
- Aaron's tweet about a call in radio show
Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more.
Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.
Sent questions or feedback to [email protected].
- (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 off
- Aaron Francis Studio of Light and Sound
- Alamo Drafthouse
- Studio Movie Grill
- Aaron's tweet about seeing Dune 2
- PlanetScale forever (blog post)
- PlanetScale's schema recommendations
- Laracon US - tickets still available!
- Primeagen's breakdown of the PlanetScale layoffs (on YouTube)
- The Ramsey Show
- Car Talk
- Mike and the Mad Dog
- Aaron's tweet about a call in radio show
Previous Episode
26: Indie Tycoon
Ian & Aaron discuss config files in Laravel 11, having ambitious goals, the merits of checking vs. not checking your bag, & more.
Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.
Sent questions or feedback to [email protected].
- (00:00) - Open Some Emails, Kiss Some Babies
- (08:49) - Follow Up
- (20:31) - Even More Follow Up
- (26:08) - Checked vs. No Checked Bag
- (35:28) - Aaron's Ambitious Goal
- (45:16) - Not Thinking Big Enough
- (52:39) - Config Files in Laravel 11
- (56:02) - Ian DoorDashed Chipotle
- (01:00:49) - Diet Coke Upate
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Next Episode
28: Try Hard Studios
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.
Sponsored by Laracasts, LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.
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