113: 2026 Predictions

Ian and Aaron are answering your questions about what's coming in 2026, covering everything from AI shrinking dev teams to Elon becoming a trillionaire and so much more.
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• (00:00) - No Rest For The Weary

• (03:39) - Manager of Agents

• (14:44) - Predictions!

• (30:57) - Ian's Personal Productivity System

• (40:17) - More Predictions!

• (58:02) - Vibe Code vs. Buying

• (01:03:17) - Even More Predictions!

• (01:17:15) - Christmas Presents

Links:• Aaron Levie's Tweet (x.com/levie/status/2005095077518201221)
• Parkinson's Law (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson)
• Groq's deal with Nvidia (tomshardware.com/tech-industry/semiconductors/…)
• Claude's 2x Holiday Promotion (support.claude.com/en/articles/13163666-holida…)
• Obsidian (obsidian.md)
• Philip K Dick (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_K._Dick)
• Cursor migrated from Sanity (leerob.com/agents)
• Air Span 2 (goat.com/sneakers/silhouette/air-span-2)
• Stan Smith's (goat.com/sneakers/stan-smith-white-green-fx5502)