• 82: AI fatigue
    Dec 16 2025

    We gave ourselves raises. John is weary of AI. Daniel is using Claude skills.

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    43 mins
  • 81: We set up pay bands
    Dec 9 2025

    We hired someone. We set up standardized pay bands. We discuss how we use AI, and what makes a bad AI-driven pull request. We like Three Body Problem. John sang in choir.

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    42 mins
  • 80: Late fees are unenforceable
    Nov 20 2025

    Marketing works. Late fees don't. John is speaking at Laracon EU! We review our OKRs and cash situation. John has more mic issues.

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    45 mins
  • 79: The wire:live retro (empaneling Caleb Porzio)
    Nov 11 2025

    Our dear friend Caleb Porzio drops by for some laughs, and a retrospective on Wire:live. We discuss what went well, what could improve, and what we'll do differently next time.

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • 78: Empaneling Matt Stauffer
    Nov 6 2025

    Matt runs Tighten, and is a kind of big brother to us. We ask him about running agencies, building teams, hiring senior developers, and a lot more. Watch his new Laracast series "How to Build a Dev Team" now.

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    54 mins
  • 77: Silly season takes no prisoners
    Oct 20 2025

    Our biggest client had a problem. We tried to get out in front of it, with mixed success. Here's what we learned. Join the new social game here. Listen to John's clickbait episode about it here.

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    42 mins
  • 76: Pitching our next conference talks
    Sep 30 2025

    We are busy as heck, with more work coming in. Forge launches this week. Wire:live is filling up fast. Listen to John's new game podcast. We brainstorm the next conference talks we want to give.

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    1 hr and 1 min
  • 75: The good kind of scary
    Sep 16 2025

    We're at an exciting but scary inflection point as a company. Wire:live is filling up fast! John is sad about the internet, but excited about real life. Daniel likes Billy Joel.

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    39 mins