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Conversation with Anton Osika, Lovable

May 21, 2025
Anton Osika, CEO and co-founder of Lovable, discusses his journey with the fastest-growing AI startup. He shares how recent advancements in large language models have fueled Lovable’s success in app development. Anton highlights the challenges of growth, including security issues and evolving coding practices. He also emphasizes how Lovable democratizes app creation for non-coders and reflects on the startup environment in Europe. The conversation is filled with insights about the future of AI and its role in software development.
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ANECDOTE

Lovable Enables AI Web Creation

  • Lovable allows anyone to build websites or apps by describing them in plain language, with AI creating and deploying them instantly.
  • Users include entrepreneurs building businesses and machine learning experts demoing AI models without frontend skills.
INSIGHT

Interface Is the Software Bottleneck

  • The main bottleneck is not training AI models but creating intuitive interfaces for humans to build software.
  • Lovable focuses on making AI-driven software building accessible without coding by innovating the human-AI interface.
ANECDOTE

Growth Challenges with Infrastructure

  • Lovable experienced major technical challenges, including overloading GitHub's infrastructure and rebuilding services from scratch.
  • They process tens of thousands new projects daily, each generating hundreds of requests, requiring robust scaling.
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