A conversation with Replit's President and Head of AI Michele Catasta

Join Michela Catasta, Replit's President and Head of AI, for an inside look at the decisions that defined Replit's path, what it takes to grow to 50 million users, and how to lead a company-wide shift to AI. Key moments 00:00 AI boom intro 03:15 Replit's cloud IDE roots 05:38 Writing the AI manifesto 15:10 Ship ugly, iterate fast 27:36 Usage-based pricing 32:24 One-person billion-dollar company 41:51 $2.5M to $1B ARR 43:23 Vibe coding Replit itself 46:18 The SaaS reckoning