Rauch: CEO role is setting quality standards, not inspecting every project
Guillermo Rauch · Guillermo Rauch: Why Great Companies are Defined by How Many Things They Say No To | E1069 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Oct 6, 2023 · at 35:09
Guillermo Rauch, founder and CEO of Vercel, responds to concerns that his perfectionism and strict testing requirements might slow down company product shipping speeds.
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“I'm not the one that is like going after every single project and applying this rigorous testing. You know what I mean? I'm the one that is saying, this is the bar. These are some of the techniques. These are some of the stories.”
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