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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

Creating a website and bringing it online was terrifyingly difficult, requiring weeks of work to deploy state-of-the-art technology.

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

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06/03/25

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

I realized that if it was so difficult for me to deploy, companies like WordPress would have massively benefited from having awesome deployment infrastructure.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

To innovate, you need really awesome deployment infrastructure. If you have an idea, you should be able to convert it into a URL as soon as possible.

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David Rusenko

09/06/18

@ Y Combinator

During the first three to four years, Weebly focused on convincing people that building a website was possible, as many assumed it was beyond their capabilities.

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Olga Vidisheva

02/24/15

@ Y Combinator

Growth is everything; however, my website would crash with every sixth visitor due to technology not scaling properly.

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Guillermo Rauch

06/03/25

@ Accel

It's crucial that a new user experiences an 'aha' moment that feels personal, which is why many CTOs and VPs of engineering also felt the need to create their own websites using our platform.

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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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Jared Friedman

09/20/19

@ Y Combinator

A hard tech company requires significant time and money to build its first product, and even with ample resources, it's uncertain if the product can be built at all.

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Y Combinator Cast

12/08/23

@ Y Combinator

Developer tools are gaining popularity, and designing a website for developers requires a unique approach compared to other types of websites.

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Diane Greene

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

When we launched our beta, we underestimated the demand and ran out of bandwidth, leading a Cornell student to host our site temporarily while we resolved the issue.