Howie Liu
Howie Liu is the co-founder and CEO of Airtable, a position he has held since co-founding the company in 2012. Under his leadership, Airtable has grown into a prominent low-code/no-code platform, serving over 500,000 organizations, including many Fortune 100 companies. Liu has recently overseen a significant company-wide reorganization to focus on AI integration, aiming to accelerate product development and maintain a competitive edge in the evolving software landscape.
Career Milestones
- Howie Liu co-founded Etacts in 2010, an intelligent contact manager, which was acquired by Salesforce in 2010.
- He then co-founded Airtable in 2012, serving as CEO and scaling it into a leading connected apps platform with a multi-billion dollar valuation.
- Under his leadership, Airtable has been consistently recognized on the Forbes Cloud 100 list.
- Liu pioneered the concept of a flexible, database-spreadsheet hybrid tool, significantly contributing to the no-code movement.
- His vision continues to democratize software creation, empowering millions of users.
About Airtable
Airtable, founded in 2012, is a cloud collaboration service in the internet and software development industry. It helps over 500,000 organizations, including Fortune 100 companies, manage data and automate workflows. Core features include a spreadsheet-database hybrid interface, customizable views, and AI-powered automation. Benefits include enhanced collaboration, streamlined processes, and real-time data tracking.