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This week, Chuck and special guest co-host Aaron Francis talk with Guillermo Rauch live from React Miami. From early days at Zeit to founding Vercel and launching Next.js, Guillermo shares stories of scaling infrastructure, creating developer-centric products, and navigating startup challenges. They dive into how AI is transforming the web, why thoughtful product expansion matters, and the frameworks guiding Vercel’s future.
In this episode:
- (00:00) - Intro
- (02:54) - Rum review and rating: Fleur de Caña 18
- (04:31) - Every company is now a tech company
- (11:35) - The early days from Zeit to Vercel
- (19:03) - Vercel's approach to cybersecurity
- (23:53) - How Vercel decides what features and products to pursue
- (29:32) - Wins, misses, and wild ideas
- (45:51) - What drives Guillermo today
- (50:00) - Growing up in Argentina
- (52:05) - Boca or River?
- (54:21) - Guillermo’s surprising Laravel take
- (01:02:32) - If not tech, what would Guillermo do instead?
- (01:06:50) - Plugs
Links
- Fleur de Caña 18: https://www.flordecana.com/
- Vercel: https://vercel.com/
- Socket: https://socket.io/
- Next.js: http://nextjs.org/
- Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/
- React: https://react.dev/
- WordPress: https://wordpress.org
- Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/
- v0: https://v0.dev/
- Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/
- Docusign: https://www.docusign.com/
- Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos
- Uber: https://www.uber.com/
- Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/
- Washio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washio_(company)
- The Jetsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons
- Lars Grammel: https://x.com/lgrammel
- Jared Palmer: https://x.com/jaredpalmer
- AI SDK: https://ai-sdk.dev/
- Pokemon: https://www.pokemon.com/
- Game Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy
- Boca Juniors: https://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/
- River Plate: https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/
- Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell
- Laravel: https://laravel.com/
- Codex CLI: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11096431-openai-codex-cli-getting-started
- Waymo: https://waymo.com/
- Node: https://nodejs.org/
- Bun: https://bun.sh/
- Deno: https://deno.com/
- Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/
- Balseiro Institute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseiro_Institute
- Grand Theft Auto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto
- Call of Duty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty
Connect with Guillermo
- Website: https://rauchg.com/
- X / Twitter: https://x.com/rauchg
Connect with Chuck and Robbie
- Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner
- Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd
Subscribe and stay in touch
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- Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot
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