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  "description": "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",
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  "textContent": "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.\n\nIn this episode:\n\n * (00:00) - Intro\n * (02:54) - Rum review and rating: Fleur de Caña 18\n * (04:31) - Every company is now a tech company\n * (11:35) - The early days from Zeit to Vercel\n * (19:03) - Vercel's approach to cybersecurity\n * (23:53) - How Vercel decides what features and products to pursue\n * (29:32) - Wins, misses, and wild ideas\n * (45:51) - What drives Guillermo today\n * (50:00) - Growing up in Argentina\n * (52:05) - Boca or River?\n * (54:21) - Guillermo’s surprising Laravel take\n * (01:02:32) - If not tech, what would Guillermo do instead?\n * (01:06:50) - Plugs\n\nLinks\n\n * Fleur de Caña 18: https://www.flordecana.com/ [https://www.flordecana.com/]\n * Vercel: https://vercel.com/ [https://vercel.com/]\n * Socket: https://socket.io/ [https://socket.io/]\n * Next.js: http://nextjs.org/ [http://nextjs.org/]\n * Django: https://www.djangoproject.com/ [https://www.djangoproject.com/]\n * React: https://react.dev/ [https://react.dev/]\n * WordPress: https://wordpress.org [https://wordpress.org/]\n * Kubernetes: https://kubernetes.io/ [https://kubernetes.io/]\n * v0: https://v0.dev/ [https://v0.dev/]\n * Twilio: https://www.twilio.com/ [https://www.twilio.com/]\n * Docusign: https://www.docusign.com/ [https://www.docusign.com/]\n * Jeff Bezos: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Bezos]\n * Uber: https://www.uber.com/ [https://www.uber.com/]\n * Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/ [https://www.airbnb.com/]\n * Washio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washio_(company) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washio_(company)]\n * The Jetsons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jetsons]\n * Lars Grammel: https://x.com/lgrammel [https://x.com/lgrammel]\n * Jared Palmer: https://x.com/jaredpalmer [https://x.com/jaredpalmer]\n * AI SDK: https://ai-sdk.dev/ [https://ai-sdk.dev/]\n * Pokemon: https://www.pokemon.com/ [https://www.pokemon.com/]\n * Game Boy: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Game_Boy]\n * Boca Juniors: https://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/ [https://www.bocajuniors.com.ar/]\n * River Plate: https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/ [https://www.cariverplate.com.ar/]\n * Taylor Otwell: https://x.com/taylorotwell [https://x.com/taylorotwell]\n * Laravel: https://laravel.com/ [https://laravel.com/]\n * Codex CLI: https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11096431-openai-codex-cli-getting-started [https://help.openai.com/en/articles/11096431-openai-codex-cli-getting-started]\n * Waymo: https://waymo.com/ [https://waymo.com/]\n * Node: https://nodejs.org/ [https://nodejs.org/]\n * Bun: https://bun.sh/ [https://bun.sh/]\n * Deno: https://deno.com/ [https://deno.com/]\n * Dax: https://x.com/thdxr/ [https://x.com/thdxr/]\n * Balseiro Institute: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseiro_Institute [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balseiro_Institute]\n * Grand Theft Auto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto]\n * Call of Duty: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty]\n\nConnect with Guillermo\n\n * Website: https://rauchg.com/ [https://rauchg.com/]\n * X / Twitter: https://x.com/rauchg [https://x.com/rauchg]\n\nConnect with Chuck and Robbie\n\n * Robbie Wagner: https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner [https://x.com/RobbieTheWagner]\n * Chuck Carpenter: https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd [https://x.com/CharlesWthe3rd]\n\nSubscribe and stay in touch\n\n * Website: https://whiskey.fm [https://whiskey.fm/]\n * Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603 [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/whiskey-web-and-whatnot/id1552776603]\n * Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf [https://open.spotify.com/show/19jiuHAqzeKnkleQUpZxDf]\n * Overcast: https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603 [https://overcast.fm/itunes1552776603]\n * YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot [https://www.youtube.com/@WhiskeyWebAndWhatnot]\n\nWhiskey Web and Whatnot Merch\n\nEnjoying the podcast and want us to make more? Help support us by picking up some of our fresh merch at https://whiskey.fund [https://whiskey.fund/].",
  "title": "Static, Dynamic, Generative: What’s Next for the Web? w/ Guillermo Rauch"
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