Ep 61: High School Dropout to Billion-Dollar Startup; the Story of Guillermo Rauch & Vercel
June 11, 2023
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as posted by the channelHow did a high school dropout from Argentina build a multi-billion dollar web infrastructure company that supports many of the world's largest companies and brands? This is the story of Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Vercel.
At an early age, Guillermo developed a passion for open-source projects and began building websites and products for clients around the world at only 13 years old. He dropped out of high school to program full-time and eventually made his way to the U.S. where he's now leading one of the world's fastest-growing internet infrastructure companies. Walmart, Facebook, Mr. Beast, and many other industry leaders build and deploy products online using Vercel because of its superior reliability, functionality, and speed. If you want to learn more, check out this helpful explainer.
In this episode, Guillermo details his entrepreneurial journey, the origins of Vercel, and how he cultivates top engineering talent. We also dive into what precipitated Argentina's fall from global power, and why pessimism and political dysfunction may go hand-in-hand.
NOTE: This conversation was originally recorded in October 2022.
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