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124: Old Man Yells At Cloud

March 24, 2026 · 1 h 15 min

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Ian and Aaron talk about choosing between Faster.dev & Solo (which one is more likely to pay off?), the pros and cons of using AI to build bespoke internal apps, youth sports, Project Hail Mary, and so much more.

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  • (00:00) - Kids Sports
  • (05:19) - Building Internal Tools
  • (17:23) - Empire of Scripts
  • (24:41) - Everybody Wants CLI & MCP
  • (29:46) - Solo Will Never Be Done
  • (45:46) - Faster.dev vs. Solo
  • (59:36) - Vibe Coding An App To $10k
  • (01:06:11) - Project Hail Mary

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