May 12, 2026Host

Crush My Competitors

Crush My Competitors
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Ian and Aaron talk about what's cooking with Solo, why Aaron's hiring his first full-time employee, Ian's frustrations with moving the team to Codex, and a feel good AI story.

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(00:00) - Follow Up

(04:20) - Solo Update

(11:52) - Business Dad Pushback

(19:15) - Raising Money

(24:39) - Aaron's First Full-Time Employee

(31:30) - Ian's Hiring Troubles

(39:26) - A Laravel New 👀

(43:27) - Moving to Codex

(48:57) - Where's Outro?

(59:34) - A Feel Good AI Story

Links:Solo - https://soloterm.com TinySeed - https://tinyseed.com HelpSpot - https://www.helpspot.com Codex - https://chatgpt.com/codex/pricing/ Outro - https://outro.fm Token Town - https://tokentown.com Mia's Horse Name Generator - https://mialandsman.com

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