27: The Layoff
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Ian & Aaron discuss being laid off, what comes next for Aaron, why layoffs always go bad, good free tiers vs. bad free tiers, & more. Sponsored by LaraJobs & Screencasting.com. Sent questions or feedback to [email protected]. (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 offAaron Francis Studio of Light and SoundAlamo DrafthouseStudio Movie GrillAaron's tweet about seeing Dune 2PlanetScale forever (blog post)PlanetScale's schema recommendationsLaracon US - tickets still available!Primeagen's breakdown of the PlanetScale layoffs (on YouTube)The Ramsey ShowCar TalkMike and the Mad DogAaron's tweet about a call in radio show 
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