Anton Osika
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.
Building & Shipping Skills
Effective troubleshooting with AI requires hyper-specific feedback that clearly highlights the gap between the current output and the desired outcome.
"Explaining exactly what you expect and what you're not getting is even more important with AI than with the humans."
Career (separate track) Skills
The core skill for future builders is mastering the ability to translate product intent into high-quality software through precise communication with AI agents.
"Currently, if you're technically inclined, you get much further, but over time, naturally the way to build software is by just talking to an AI."
Planning & Prioritization Skills
Prioritizing 'lovability' over mere viability ensures that early product versions generate the organic word-of-mouth necessary for rapid scaling.
"A lot of jargon that I like to use to emphasize what we should be striving for is building a minimum lovable product and then building a lovable product and then building an absolutely lovable product..."
Team & Organization Skills
In the AI era, the value of the generalist has increased significantly because tools allow individuals to span multiple disciplines effectively.
"Being a generalist, I think much more important than it used to be. If I'm putting together a product team today, I would really obsess about getting as many skill sets as possible for each person I h..."