Adam Leventhal

Exactly. Exactly. So I really enjoyed that one too. In part, one of the things I enjoyed most was we were talking about, I think there were a lot of good, I think talking about culture and culture being what we do and good discussion. I loved your kind of incredulity about companies not doing demo day. You're like, demo day is great.

Exactly. Exactly. So I really enjoyed that one too. In part, one of the things I enjoyed most was we were talking about, I think there were a lot of good, I think talking about culture and culture being what we do and good discussion. I loved your kind of incredulity about companies not doing demo day. You're like, demo day is great.

And I was like, Brian, you remember, we were a company that did not have demos.

And I was like, Brian, you remember, we were a company that did not have demos.

That's right. We did that. Your company did not have demos until you thought about doing demos.

That's right. We did that. Your company did not have demos until you thought about doing demos.

Yes. Yeah, I think so. No, we did another one during the day to accommodate a guest. I can't remember which one. Um, but, uh, yeah, that was, that was a special place in my heart. Cause I did that from our Airbnb in Italy where I had like packed a mic just for that occasion. Um, so that was a great episode.

Yes. Yeah, I think so. No, we did another one during the day to accommodate a guest. I can't remember which one. Um, but, uh, yeah, that was, that was a special place in my heart. Cause I did that from our Airbnb in Italy where I had like packed a mic just for that occasion. Um, so that was a great episode.

Yeah, but it's over and it's under, right? You get downloads that obviously someone downloaded, but then listened to. But apparently some of the platforms will cache it and stuff, so you don't necessarily get those stats. So it's hard to know. I mean, it's wrong, but it's hard to know in what direction.

Yeah, but it's over and it's under, right? You get downloads that obviously someone downloaded, but then listened to. But apparently some of the platforms will cache it and stuff, so you don't necessarily get those stats. So it's hard to know. I mean, it's wrong, but it's hard to know in what direction.

Maybe. One of the cool things about going back to Italy, went to this conference six weeks ago, something like that, and meeting a bunch of folks. I don't know about you, Brian, but I'm a little shy about, in the same way that I used to be shy about saying I have this blog and I've written this thing here in 2024 saying I have this podcast and we talked about this thing.

Maybe. One of the cool things about going back to Italy, went to this conference six weeks ago, something like that, and meeting a bunch of folks. I don't know about you, Brian, but I'm a little shy about, in the same way that I used to be shy about saying I have this blog and I've written this thing here in 2024 saying I have this podcast and we talked about this thing.

I don't necessarily like break that out right away, but over and over when I'm like, oh, yeah, we recorded an episode.

I don't necessarily like break that out right away, but over and over when I'm like, oh, yeah, we recorded an episode.

There are a bunch of fans at this Rust Lab conference who appreciated when we did the European time zone friendly one so they can join live. It is fun how the niche reach has reached a bunch of different places.

There are a bunch of fans at this Rust Lab conference who appreciated when we did the European time zone friendly one so they can join live. It is fun how the niche reach has reached a bunch of different places.

You know, we should make some more of those oxide and friends stickers. Like those are, those are good stickers. And we were sending them out to folks who helped with the show notes, which really appreciate it. So I'll keep on doing that in 2025.

You know, we should make some more of those oxide and friends stickers. Like those are, those are good stickers. And we were sending them out to folks who helped with the show notes, which really appreciate it. So I'll keep on doing that in 2025.

That's right. Alan and James were very apprehensive about joining the show. James went to Guitar Center, got a microphone, brought it home, didn't like it. He was expressing his anxiety about being on the show in acoustic quality.

That's right. Alan and James were very apprehensive about joining the show. James went to Guitar Center, got a microphone, brought it home, didn't like it. He was expressing his anxiety about being on the show in acoustic quality.