hey, I'm leerob 👋
I'm a frontend developer, optimist, and community builder. I currently work as the VP of Product at Vercel, where I help teach the Next.js community, an open-source web framework built with React.
![Me speaking on stage at React Summit about the future of Next.js](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fsummit.52edaff7.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
![Me standing on stage at Reactathon delivering the keynote](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Freactathon.30f4081b.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
![Me and Guillermo Rauch on stage for Vercel Ship, answering questions from the Next.js community](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fship.0e202908.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
![Me, Lydia, and Delba filming the Next.js Conf keynote](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Ffilming.bffde3c3.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
![My badge on top of a pile of badges from a Vercel meetup we held](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fmeetups.3bb2b521.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
![Me standing on stage at SmashingConf giving a talk about my optimism for the web](/_next/image?url=%2F_next%2Fstatic%2Fmedia%2Fsmashing.462a25b7.jpg&w=3840&q=75)
I create educational content for developers, teaching them about web development, JavaScript and TypeScript, React and Next.js, and more. This comes in all forms: blog posts, videos, tweets, conference talks, and workshops. You can watch some of my favorites below.
Over the past decade, I've written content on my blog and newsletter. I try to keep things simple. You'll find writing about technologies I'm interested in at the time, or how I'm learning and growing in my career, sharing knowledge along the way.
I invest small angel checks into early stage startups building tools for developers.
I've worked with and advised companies on developer marketing, developer relations, building open-source communities, product-led growth, and more.