141: The Era of Sol

Ian and Aaron discuss letting Sol Ultra rip for over 2 days straight, Aaron's new side project, problems with macOS, trying to price AI usage in apps, and more.

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• (00:00) - Tim Cook's Office
• (06:00) - Introducing cfmpeg
• (12:27) - Ian & ElevenLabs
• (15:04) - Subscriptions In Outro
• (18:45) - World Cup
• (24:06) - Sol Ultra
• (28:07) - An Update on HelpSpot AI Pricing
• (52:04) - Aaron’s Custom Model
• (01:07:40) - Next Week: Laracon US!
• (01:10:23) - Great Illustrated Classics

Links:

• cfmpeg
• ElevenLabs
• GPT-5.6 Sol
• Ian on Notes on Work
• HelpSpot AI
• Token Town Episode 008
• BigSkyDevConf
• Laracon US
• Great Illustrated Classics

Creators and Guests

Host

Aaron Francis

Founder of Solo. Sincere poster. No cynicism. Dad to two sets of twins!

Host

Ian Landsman

Founder HelpSpot, LaraJobs, and Outro.fm

Producer

Dave Hicking

Agency Partnerships at @laravelphp

What is Mostly Technical?

Hosted by Ian Landsman and Aaron Francis, Mostly Technical is a lively discussion on Laravel, business, and an eclectic mix of related topics.