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.

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.

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• (00:00) - The Disney Debate

• Disney Cruise Line
• Adam's tweet about $0 MRR
• 'Build UIs that don't suck'
• Tailwind Connect Miami
• Steve Schogar on YouTube
• teenage engineering

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.

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• (00:00) - Disney World

• 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

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.

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• (00:00) - #1 Topic

• 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

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

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Links:

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

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

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• (00:00) - Video Game Historian

• 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

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

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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

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.

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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

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

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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

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

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Links:

• Fusion hype video
• Backstage Pass