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Guillermo Rauch

Mentioned in 11 analyzed podcast episodes across 7 shows

Founder and CEO of Vercel, a platform focused on web development and deployment. Known for involvement in AI and developer tooling, including investment in AI productivity startups. Discussed in podcast contexts related to AI innovation and venture capital trends.

Episode Appearances

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips · Aug 13, 2026

PLG Is Dead. It's Now About ALG

Coined the term Agent Led Growth (ALG), arguing agents should adopt products before human sales meetings begin.

Agent Led Growth (ALG) as a GTM strategy for startupsProduct Led Growth (PLG) evolution and limitationsAPI and MCP design for AI agent discoverability
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TBPN

TBPN · Jul 27, 2026

Open Source vs. Closed Source, NVIDIA Backs SSI, YC Startup School Fills Stadium | Diet TBPN

Cited for running internal benchmarks showing Kimi K3 performed well on cybersecurity tasks.

Open Source vs. Closed Source AI Policy DebateNvidia's Open Secure AI Alliance FormationAI Cybersecurity Offensive and Defensive Capabilities
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TBPN

TBPN · Jul 20, 2026

Kimi K3 Reactions, The Odyssey Hits $264M in Debut, Netflix Embraces AI | Diet TBPN

Tested Kimi K3 and noted it is top-tier for front-end development work.

Kimi K3 open-source AI model release and benchmarksUS-China AI geopolitical competition and chip export controlsOpen-weight AI models and cybersecurity risk escalation
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TBPN

TBPN · Jul 20, 2026

The AI Cold War, Odyssey Rips, Tyler Cowen Joins | Danny Yeung, Connor Love, Kahlil Lalji, Tarek Mansour, Tony Zhao

Tested Kimi K3 and found it top-tier at cybersecurity, which refutes the pure distillation attack thesis.

Kimi K3 open-source model release and geopolitical implicationsUS-China AI Cold War and open-source model strategyGPU compute forward curves and futures markets
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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 17, 2026

Is Kimi K3 Really Fable Class?

Noted K3 is the first open model ahead of all proprietary ones on NextJS.org web engineering benchmark.

Kimi K3 model capabilities and benchmark analysisUS-China AI frontier model competitionOpen-weight vs closed-source model performance parity
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The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis

The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and Analysis · Jul 13, 2026

How the Escalating AI Wars Benefit You

Advised enterprises to make AI models a 'cog in a machine you own' and not outsource their data or model choices.

Apple vs OpenAI Trade Secret LawsuitAI Hardware Competition and Device StrategyOpenAI GPT-5.6 Token Usage Limits and Price War
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ACCESS

ACCESS · Mar 26, 2026

AI takes over meetings, the SF vs London tech scene, and ethics in media

Granola investor and customer who provides UI feedback to the team

AI meeting automation and note-takingUnicorn startup fundraising and valuationData portability vs vendor lock-in strategies
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AI + a16z

AI + a16z · Mar 3, 2026

Jack Altman & Martin Casado on the Future of VC

Technical expert Jack previously interviewed about AI coding productivity

Venture capital evolution and specializationMedia strategy for VC firmsAI infrastructure investment opportunities
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"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis

"The Cognitive Revolution" | AI Builders, Researchers, and Live Player Analysis · Feb 18, 2026

Mathematical Superintelligence: Harmonic's Vlad Tenev & Tudor Achim on IMO Gold & Theories of Everything

CEO of Vercel, mentioned as Granola investor

Mathematical SuperintelligenceFormal VerificationLean Programming Language
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AI + a16z

AI + a16z · Jan 23, 2026

How Mintlify Is Rebuilding Documentation for Coding Agents

AI agent documentation consumptionSelf-healing documentation systemsDeveloper tool go-to-market strategy
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The a16z Show

The a16z Show · Jan 23, 2026

How Mintlify Is Rebuilding Documentation for Coding Agents

AI agent documentation consumptionSelf-healing documentation systemsDeveloper tools product strategy
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