Interview with Lee Rob - VP of Product at Vercel | Next.js

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@leerob shares his incredible journey from a developer to a VP at Vercel and working on Next.js, offering valuable insights into building a successful set of teams leading product and developer experience on Next.js. Learn about his experiences with Vercel, how he transformed the company using Next.js, and the importance of developer relations and team culture. If you're looking to learn Next.js, understand the growth of a tech company, or explore career growth in web development, this video is packed with tips for building a career in tech, from coding to leadership. Don't miss out on this chance to learn from Lee's experiences in the Next.js community and developer team growth at Vercel. #nextjs #react #typescript #javascript 👉 Sign up for the Premium Next.js Course Waitlist: https://bit.ly/nextjscourse 👉 FREE Next.js Best Practices Course: https://bit.ly/nextjshottips ⏰ Timeline 00:00 - What you'll learn 2.19 - Lee's Journey from Developer to VP at Vercel 13:45 - Growing a Community of 7+ Million Developers 14:25 - Challenges while Growing the Next.js Community 15:38 - Dealing with Harsh Feedback 17:19 - Pros and Cons of Working with the React Team 19:49 - Taking Big Swings with the React Team 22:31 - Why Next.js is Better for the Next Million Developers? 23:21 - What Next.js team Learned from the React team? 24:38 - Day in the Life of Lee Rob 25:40 - Productivity Hacks that Lee Rob uses 29:16 - Adoption Strategy of Next.js 36:39 - Hacking a $4 VPS (Fun Times with it) 38:12 - The Roll Out of Partial Pre-rendering 42:14 - How Lee Would Approach Building and Scaling a Platform 51:26 - Rapid Fire with Lee Rob (it is fun) 🐤 Find me here Twitter: https://twitter.com/kulkarniankita9/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kulkarniankita/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/kulkarniankita.com