75: Mob Mentality

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
• (17:01) - Follow Up
• (22:03) - Aaron's Newsletter
• (25:59) - Bookmarking Situation
• (40:02) - Reddit & Hacker News
• (52:29) - Building A Billing System
• (01:17:40) - Monarch Follow Up

Links:

• 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

Creators & 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

Host

Ian Landsman

Founder HelpSpot, LaraJobs, and Laracon Online.

Producer

Dave Hicking

PM @ UserScape. Formerly at UConn, Yale, & Tighten. Resident of the state with the greatest pizza in the world.

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1. Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca
   I’m loving @aaronfrancis.com ’s new newsletter!
2. Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca
   I think we also need to call out @ianlandsman.com ’s use of the term “vibe traveling.”
1. Ian Landsman @ianlandsman.com
   I invented a term!
1. Justin Jackson @justinjackson.ca
   A term like that really deserves its own blog post on ianlandsman.com

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