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How Vercel found extreme product-market fit by focusing on simplification | Guillermo Rauch (Vercel's CEO)

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Nov 2, 2023
Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel, discusses his path into tech, the journey of building Cloudup and its impact on WordPress, the importance of simplification in business, finding the balance between developer and user experience, the benefits of using Red Panda, the value and positioning of the Vercel platform, AI code behavior, and the importance of simplification and saying no.
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Early Start

  • Guillermo Rauch started coding at 11 and his first business at the same age in Argentina.
  • Driven by a need to earn, he taught himself English and coding, leveraging open source and the internet.
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Open Source Beginnings

  • Rauch's foray into open source began with Linux, leading him to online communities and projects like MooTools.
  • Contributing to MooTools boosted his online presence and attracted companies, paving his way to the Bay Area.
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Cloudup and Automattic

  • Rauch's first company, Cloudup, simplified file sharing and offered high-performance hosting.
  • Automattic acquired it due to synergy with WordPress's modernization efforts, leading Rauch to work there.
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