27: The Layoff
Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more.
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Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com.
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- (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
Creators and Guests
Host
Aaron Francis
Co-founder https://t.co/iQBe3dPhc1.Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins! 🖥️ https://t.co/wIdhAlsrlX 📹 https://t.co/hM9ogEIevT🎤 @MostlyTechPod
Producer
Dave Hicking
PM @ UserScape. Formerly at UConn, Yale, & Tighten. Resident of the state with the greatest pizza in the world.
