Lenny's Podcast: Product | Career | Growth

Anton Osika is the co-founder and CEO of Lovable, which is building what they call “the last piece of software”—an AI-powered tool that turns descriptions into working products without requiring any coding knowledge. Since launching three months ago, Lovable hit $4 million ARR in the first four weeks and $10 million ARR in two months with a team of just 15 people, making it Europe’s fastest-growing startup ever.—What you’ll learn:1. Why you need to be in the top 1% of AI tool users2. Watch Lovable build a functional Airbnb clone in 30 seconds—complete with working features and modern design3. The unconventional hiring approach that helped build a 15-person team capable of extraordinary execution4. How traditional product development will look with AI5. What skills will matter most to product teams going forward6. How Anton’s team discovered a breakthrough in AI “unsticking itself”—Brought to you by:• Sinch—Build messaging, email, and calling into your product• Persona—A global leader in digital identity verification• Fundrise Flagship Fund—Invest in $1.1 billion of real estate—Find the transcript at: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/building-lovable-anton-osika—Where to find Anton Osika:• X: https://x.com/antonosika• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonosika/—Where to find Lenny:• Newsletter: https://www.lennysnewsletter.com• X: https://twitter.com/lennysan• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lennyrachitsky/—In this episode, we cover:(00:00) Introduction to Anton and Lovable(05:12) Lovable’s rapid growth(09:39) Live demo: Building an Airbnb clone(18:34) Tips for mastering Lovable(21:42) The origin story(26:50) Scaling laws and getting AI unstuck(33:20) Reliability and unique features(36:25) The vision and future of Lovable(38:14) Skills and job market evolution in the age of AI(40:30) Hiring philosophy and team dynamics(46:21) Building in Europe(48:02) Prioritization and product roadmap(51:38) Tools and work environment(53:17) Tactics for moving fast(54:37) Advice for building product teams(57:11) Empowering non-technical founders(58:31) Future developments and user support(01:01:23) Failure corner(01:05:20) Final thoughts and advice—Referenced:• Lovable: https://lovable.dev/• Lovable Launched: https://launched.lovable.app/• Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/• Supabase: https://supabase.com/• GPT engineer: https://github.com/gpt-engineer-org/gptengineer.app• Microsoft Copilot: https://copilot.microsoft.com/chats/cmFw8dTsGU8D6b9siqQ6U• Fabian Hedin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabian-hedin-2377b0144/• Behind the product: Replit | Amjad Masad (co-founder and CEO): https://www.lennysnewsletter.com/p/behind-the-product-replit-amjad-masad• Replit: https://replit.com/• Cursor: https://www.cursor.com• Bolt: https://bolt.new/• GitHub: https://github.com/• Lane Shackleton on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laneshackleton/• FigJam: https://www.figma.com/figjam/• Linear: https://linear.app/• Sana Labs: https://sanalabs.com/• Duolingo: https://www.duolingo.com/• Claude: https://claude.ai/• ChatGPT: https://chatgpt.com/• Lovable on X: https://x.com/Lovable_dev—Production and marketing by https://penname.co/. For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email podcast@lennyrachitsky.com.—Lenny may be an investor in the companies discussed. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.lennysnewsletter.com/subscribe