This Week in Startups Airtable CEO Howie Liu on pivoting from blitzscaling to profits, AI applications, and more | E1838
Nov 1, 2023
Airtable CEO Howie Liu discusses product-led growth, bridging the gap between spreadsheets and purpose-driven apps, blitzscaling hiring, challenges of switching to profitable growth, connecting chefs with customer feedback, pricing and features of Airtable's enterprise plan, convenience of using Type Form or Survey Monkey, services provided by Northwest Registered Agent, speaker's obsession with AI, AI models in generating investment data, and the benefits of AI tools in writing.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Bottom-Up Adoption and Product-Led Growth
01:35 • 10min
Navigating the Pressure and Challenges of Switching to Profitable Growth
11:41 • 6min
Hiring Practices, Blitz Scaling, and Downsizing
17:13 • 7min
Connecting chefs with customer reactions and scaling challenges
24:05 • 2min
Pricing, Features, and Controls
26:21 • 9min
Convenience of using type form or survey monkey for starting a business, services provided by Northwest registered agent, and speaker's obsession with AI
35:16 • 2min
AI Models in Generating Investment Data
37:04 • 17min
The Benefits of AI Tools in Writing and Focusing on the Essence
54:11 • 3min