History of Vercel 2015–2020 (6/7). Zeit and Next.js | by Alex Savelyev | History of Vercel | Medium

A platform for deploying applications, owner of the main rendering framework on the web, a magnet for key developers, a unicorn. A story covering all the key moments that led to the creation of Vercel. Follow publication 104 Listen Share After leaving Automattic in 2015, Guillermo founded a new company — Zeit. Co-founders were Tony Kovanen and Naoyuki Kanezawa. The main task of the company was to provide developers and teams with the ability to easily develop, preview, and deploy their applications. “One of my dreams is that the next Facebook or Snapchat will be created by someone who didn’t have to go through all this training, develop these connections, and hire these bright people. It could be a girl from Africa or a boy from Bangladesh” — Guillermo Rauch. This part will discuss the most uncertain period in the history of Vercel — the time when the company was becoming known to the community and fading from investors’ view. Zeit first became known thanks to its product Now — a tool

A platform for deploying applications, owner of the main rendering framework on the web, a magnet for key developers, a unicorn. A story covering all the key moments that led to the creation of Vercel. Follow publication 104 Listen Share After leaving Automattic in 2015, Guillermo founded a new company — Zeit. Co-founders were Tony Kovanen and Naoyuki Kanezawa. The main task of the company was to provide developers and teams with the ability to easily develop, preview, and deploy their applications. “One of my dreams is that the next Facebook or Snapchat will be created by someone who didn’t h