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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

I started contributing to an open-source project called MooTools, which became a popular JavaScript-based UI library and opened many doors for me.

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Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch | Bold Visions Delivered Incrementally | S3E13 | Spotlight On | AccelVC

@ Accel

Vercel’s Guillermo Rauch | Bold Visions Delivered Incrementally | S3E13 | Spotlight On | AccelVC

06/03/25

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

When I started my company, I wanted to begin with open source foundations, focusing on real-time web applications and making things fast.

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Microsoft Cast

05/20/25

@ Microsoft

Becoming a programmer opened the world for me.

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Lauren McCarthy

09/04/17

@ Y Combinator

I lead the development of p5.js, a platform for creating code art, which is a great resource for anyone looking to explore digital creativity.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

The web allowed me to throw a couple of files into a folder, boot up my web server, and share a hyperlink with anyone in the world, which got me hooked on coding.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

I realized that JavaScript could do amazing things on the client side, but you also need the server side, which is why I went all in on Node.js.

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Mathilde Collin

10/25/18

@ Y Combinator

Working at a small startup helped me discover my passion for software, as I found it rewarding to build something that could change how people work.

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Mark Zuckerberg

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

In college, I wanted to create products that connected me with the community around me, which led to the realization that I needed to build software that others would use too.

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Thomas Dohmke

04/09/25

@ EO

I started developing software in the early 1990s and now lead GitHub, the largest developer platform in the world.

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Des Traynor

12/13/17

@ Y Combinator

After my research was rejected by universities, I started writing a blog about design and usability, which led to meeting my co-founder at a coffee morning in Dublin.