Airtable CEO Howie Liu - Excel vs Access, Founder Mode, and the Future of SaaS
Aug 05, 2025•52 min
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Episode description
Howie Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Airtable, the AI-native app platform which has raised over $1.3 billion in funding and is valued at more than $11 billion. Howie sold his first startup, Etacts, to Salesforce when he was just 21 years old.
In this episode of World of DaaS, Howie and Auren discuss:
- The evolution of the no-code/low-code movement
- How AI is transforming software development
- Pricing strategies for SaaS products
- The importance of founder mode and hands-on leadership
- The future of work in an AI-driven world
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Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (https://thepodcastconsultant.com)
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