Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch
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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)
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