"10,000 hours? 996? That's rookie numbers. Like... what are we talking about?" Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg). Founder and CEO of @vercel. Only a founder as intense and energetic as Guillermo can call 996 "rookie numbers", and you still nod along. The man who's coming after every pixel and every token of the internet. Knuckle Up ↓ 00:00 Who is Guillermo Rauch? 02:01 What is Recursive Founder Mode? 07:28 Why did Vercel open source its playbook with skills dot sh? 10:14 What is a "work prompt" interview? 14:33 Why is Guillermo still involved in every hire at nearly 800 people? 18:17 What keeps founders at Vercel when seed money is everywhere? 23:41 Do urgency and taste pull against each other? 26:43 What is the new engineering meta skill? 32:21 How does a 17-year-old show they're exceptional today? 35:47 Why does Vercel route the whole company through one agent? 38:47 Which software survives the agent era? 42:11 How has AI changed Guillermo's job as CEO? 51:39 Does Vercel even need executives anymore? 54:40 If Guillermo started Vercel today, what would he build first? 57:45 What's the story behind v0? 1:03:48 Are there still moats when anyone can build fast? 1:11:24 How does a legendary coder learn the inner game of being a CEO? 1:19:21 Where does Guillermo's energy actually come from? 1:23:07 Quickfire: overrated advice, Chrome, voice AI, Demo Fridays 1:28:38 What does the journey to greatness actually require?