I chatted with Ian, founder of Seats.aero, on how he grew Seats.aero from a side hobby to an award travel powerhouse with 500K monthly active users and 100K+ paid members in just 3 short years.

What was that journey like, and how does it feel to run a multi-million dollar business in your 20s ? Does he still have time to churn? Tune in for answers to these very important questions 😂

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Protip: you can also watch our full Discord video interview here 👇

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Stuff mentioned in the episode...

🧑‍💻 Ian's talk at DEF CON 32

🏎️ From Ian's Blog: Hacking Formula 1

Hacking Formula 1: Accessing Max Verstappen’s passport and PII through FIA bugs
We found vulnerabilities in the FIA’s Driver Categorisation platform, allowing us to access PII and password hashes of any racing driver with a categorisation rating.

👕 TDC Merch Store is live!

I spent a few couch days over thanksgiving designing some fun tshirts and mugs... I'm actually pretty chuffed with the results!

You can check out all the options here: swag.tdc.fm 👇

p.s. for a limited time, use code UNICORNS for 20% off everything

If you're curious, these were based off designs from our logo contest earlier this year... stay tuned for more merch to come!

From Ep 76 - Weekly Recap: August 8, 2025