86: Focus Hard

Ian and Aaron talk about Ian’s new love of Codex, what happened after “panic mode”, Aaron’s weekend with the guys, and more.
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• (00:00) - Table Captaining

• (11:49) - Ads Work!

• (13:42) - Panic Mode Update

• (27:48) - Make It Recurring

• (35:12) - Irons In The Fire

• (42:20) - Ian ❤️ Codex

• (54:58) - Aaron's Weekend With Humanity

• (01:07:01) - The Ultimate Satisficer

Links:• The Bedford by Martha Stewart (caesars.com/paris-las-vegas/restaurants/the-be…)
• Justin Jackson's Bluesky post about ads working (bsky.app/profile/justinjackson.ca/post/3lqsyai…)
• OpenAI's Codex (openai.com/index/introducing-codex)
• Texas Hill Country (texashillcountry.com)