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
Appears in 95 Episodes
95: Face Man of the Empire
Ian and Aaron discuss sleep, what's next for Database School, the "Fake Date", and so much more.Sponsored by: Bento, Honeybadger, Laravel Nightwatch, Flare by Spatie, ...
94: Full Sleazy Lock In
Ian and Aaron discuss pricing for Outro.fm, what kind of sponsors Aaron should have on Database School, trips vs. vacations, GPT-5, and so much more.Sponsored by: Bent...
93: Laracon US Recap
Ian and Aaron recap everything that happened during Laracon US 2025 - the Mostly Technical parties, highlights from the conference, the "longest night in a decade", an...
92: Hot Takes!
Ian and Aaron discuss timezones, visiting the rodeo, the Hot Takes Game, and so much more.Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nightwatch, and Flare by Spatie.Inter...
91: Up & To The Right
Ian and Aaron discuss haters on the internet, doing more with AI, why Aaron is automating as much as possible with Telegram, and so much more.Sponsored by: Bento, Forw...
90: So Overpowered
Ian and Aaron talk about what's going on with Outro, building slip & slides, Aaron's Mac Studio wizardry, and so much more.Sponsored by: Bento, ForwardMX, Laravel Nigh...
89: Money Mindset
Ian and Aaron talk about what’s new with Outro.fm, why Aaron suddenly has an embarrassment of Mac hardware riches, and what’s new with Aaron after last week’s dramatic...
88: Steve's Leaving Try Hard?!
Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new side project….which already has a domain name (!?!) before digging deep into an even bigger bombshell: Steve is leaving Try Hard?Spo...
87: No Sparkle Buttons
Ian and Aaron talk about UI Kits in the era of AI, dreams of being at Laracon, Aaron’s next steps, Ian’s mysterious side project, and more.Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, ...
86: Focus Hard
Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new love of Codex, what happened after “panic mode”, Aaron’s weekend with the guys, and more.Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for M...
85: Screencasting.com Launch Failure
Ian and Aaron talk about the disastrous Screencasting.com launch and what’s next for Aaron, Steve, and Try Hard.Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, ForwardMX, and Laracon US 2...
84: Fabricated Hype
Ian and Aaron discuss the need for an AI Newsletter, being beamed up to the mothership, web components, and more.Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP for Mobile, and ...
83: Use Your Brain
Ian and Aaron discuss a certain viral tweet about Livewire, the benefits of being a regular, Aaron's video about Cloudflare, & more.Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativeP...
82: Peak Bubbly
Ian and Aaron talk about getting feisty on Twitter, a possible AI bubble, NativePHP, an awesome game idea for Laracon, and more.Sponsored by Bento, WorkOS, NativePHP f...
81: Nothing Ever Happens
Ian and Aaron give updates on the Mostly Technical Party & what's new with Try Hard Studios before talking a little bit about politics (tariffs!), using AI, and more.S...
80: The Big Announcement w/ Taylor Otwell
Ian and Aaron are joined by Taylor Otwell to discuss the Mostly Technical Party at Laracon, what exactly Taylor does on a day-to-day basis, how they all use AI, and so...
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 f...
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...
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...
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 Wor...