Howie Liu On How To Future-Proof Your Company

Tesla’s biggest problem may no longer be Chinese competitors, slowing demand for its EVs or the still-theoretical payoff from robotaxis and humanoid robots.  It might be SpaceX. If Elon Musk’s rocket and satellite-internet company goes public at anything close to the rumored $1.75 trillion valuation, it will not just be one of the biggest IPOs in history. It will give Tesla investors tired of waiting for the CEO’s promises to materialize something they haven’t had in a while: a potentially bigger, more exciting way to invest in the Musk myth. Certainly, SpaceX, with its reliable and steady leadership under long-time president Gwynne Shotwell, is shaping up to be a shinier proxy — with fewer close competitors or awkward quarterly questions about exactly when Tesla can take on Waymo in self-driving tech or actually deliver its C-3PO-style robot. By Alan Ohnsman, Senior Editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow ⁠Forbes Under30⁠ Recorded LIVE from the 2026 30 Under 30 Summit in Phoenix, AZ. Airtable democratized software by letting anyone build a database. When AI shock up software, founder Howie Liu relaunched Airtable as an AI-native app platform. The visionary founder and CEO shares inside lessons about AI-proofing your tech and the art of the pivot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Frank Cooper, the Chief Marketing Officer at VISA, joins Forbes senior writer Jabari Young on The Enterprise Zone at Nasdaq MarketSite. In the discussion, Cooper talks about VISA's shift away from its partnership with the NFL, the future of marketing, and reflects on his career journey—from Motown Records to stints at BlackRock and overseeing Pepsi's mega deal with Beyoncé. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow ⁠Forbes Under30⁠ Recorded LIVE from the 2026 30 Under 30 Summit in Phoenix, AZ. Audrey Nuna made history with “Golden,” the first K-pop song to win a Grammy. Now she’s channeling that momentum into her own music and broader cultural and philanthropic impact—defying convention and expectations as she goes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Follow Forbes Under30 We are honored to present the Forbes Under 30 Role Model Award to Michael Phelps, celebrating his unparalleled legacy of excellence and his transformative impact on global sports. Beyond his record-breaking achievements, this award recognizes his courageous leadership in mental health advocacy and his dedication to inspiring the next generation of champions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The NBA legend and entrepreneur shares the lessons that drove his success in the NBA and in business. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How do you build a $1 billion direct-to-consumer business without relying on the traditional venture capital playbook? Forbes' Alex York sits down with Levi Conlow, co-founder and CEO of Lectric eBikes, to unpack how his company became North America’s largest e-bike brand. Despite a shrinking post-boom market, supply chain friction, and looming tariffs, Lectric continues to grow profitably by focusing on operational leverage, aggressive component negotiations, and a radically different approach to customer service. 00:00 - Introducing Levi Conlow 01:00 - Navigating Tariffs & Weeding Out the Competition 03:25 - The Truth About the Post-Boom E-Bike Market 05:30 - Acquiring Bankrupt Competitors & Deploying Capital 08:38 - Why VC-Backed E-Bike Brands Fail (And Bootstrapping Wins) 13:16 - Managing a Complex Global Supply Chain Amidst Tariffs 15:25 - The Reality of Manufacturing: Why Reshoring Doesn't Work 16:57 - Delivering Premium Quality at an Entry-Level Price Point 19:47 - Negotiation Leverage: Forcing the Industry to Upgrade 23:14 - Building a Powerhouse Team in Phoenix, Arizona 26:36 - The ROI of Philanthropy: Clean Water & Foster Scholarships 30:41 - Unconventional Leadership & Building an Elite Company Culture 36:01 - Bouncing Back After Blowing The First $40k Investment Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1 Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more: Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes: http://forbes.com Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SambaNova CEO and Cofounder Rodrigo Liang sat down with Forbes to discuss the fundamental differences between traditional GPUs and data flow chips for AI inference. He also talks about the transition from human-centric AI use to the rise of autonomous agentic workflows and the necessity for low-latency hardware to support these complex, serial agent interactions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two years ago, Replit CEO Amjad Masad invited Paul Graham, the legendary cofounder of the startup incubator Y Combinator, to his home office near Palo Alto, California, to give Graham a sneak peek of Replit’s new and novel product: an AI agent that could write its own code. It was the first time Graham had seen what would become known as vibe coding. “The name hadn’t even been invented,” Graham recalls.  As the agent got to work building apps, Graham, a lifelong computer programmer, instinctively looked at the code. Masad scolded him, saying there was no need, arguing that the source code would only be an unimportant byproduct, and programming would now be done in English — a radical change for software engineers. “It was mind-bending,” Graham, one of Replit’s earliest investors, tells Forbes. “He’s bald with that beard, and I think he was actually wearing a black turtleneck. I felt like he was a Bond villain: ‘Hahaha! Don’t look at that code!’” Now vibe coding, of course, is everywhere, and Replit is looking to take it a step further. On Wednesday, the startup announced its new agent, simply called Agent 4, which aims to deliver a new type of interface for vibe coding. Like last time, Masad demoed the new agent to Graham at his home office in early March. After the meeting, Graham gushed about the product on X. “Amjad showed me Replit's latest stuff,” he posted. “They're about to redefine vibe coding in a way that will seem obvious in retrospect. A lot of the biggest ideas have that quality.” By Richard Nieva, Senior Writer Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sinead Gorey is redefining the contemporary fashion space one drop at a time. In this interview with Alex York, the London-based designer breaks down how she went from a working-class background in Bromley to showing at London Fashion Week and styling icons like Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga. 00:00 - The ASOS Deal That Launched Sinead Gorey 03:21 - Growing Up in London 06:33 - The Anti-Fast Fashion Consumer & D2C Drop Models 11:18 - Why Wholesale Is Failing Independent Brands 14:16 - Organic Marketing & Styling Lady Gaga 23:38 - Independent Labels vs. Legacy Luxury Houses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices