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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

I dropped out of high school to begin my journey as a software engineer after being offered a job at a startup in Switzerland.

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

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

06/03/25

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