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144: First Week as VP
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- Mostly Technical
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- Aug 11, 2026
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- 4961
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Summary
Ian and Aaron discuss Aaron's first week as VP of Marketing & Community at Laravel, why he's writing manifestos in Notion, Ian's huge week with AI coding, and an update on Nachogate. Plus Ian's live from a cabana, ending Token Town (RIP to a real one), and so much more. Sponsored by Bento , DropInBlog , Valorin Security , and Svix . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. (00:00) - Live from a cabana (03:26) - The End of Token Town (10:39) - Aaron's First Week (28:03) - A few manifestos (44:24) - 1:1's (53:40) - Ian's Mega AI Coding Week (01:10:21) - Nachogate Update (01:12:43) - Aaron's Studio Update (01:18:25) - The next Illustrated Classics Links: Aaron's Notion setup Taylor's tweet about Trello Rands In Repose: The Update, The Vent, and The Disaster John O'Nolan's tweet indicating some discrepancies with the nacho story Great Illustrated Classics