Elena's Growth Scoop

There’s a short window to get radically ahead by going AI-native. You need to act now.

AI won't take your job. Being complacent about what's happening around you will.

Feb 20 • Elena Verna

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We stopped forcing the subscription model on our users. Here is what happened.

How and why Lovable introduced ‘top-up’-style monetization.

Feb 13 • Elena Verna

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Death to Lead Magnets! All Hail Satellite Apps.

How you can show product value wayyyy earlier, with vibecoding

Feb 10 • Jonathan Yagel and Elena Verna

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January 2026

It’s time to start your content creator era

It can even be fun. I swear.

Jan 23 • Elena Verna

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Why every exec should be vibecoding

With examples of 2 projects I built myself

Jan 20 • Elena Verna

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Growth Is Now a Trust Problem

Growth is broken. Trust is the fix.

Jan 13 • Elena Verna

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December 2025

Growth lessons behind Lovable’s $6.6B valuation (shared on Lenny’s podcast!)

Talking about my favorite product on my favorite podcast.

Dec 19, 2025 • Elena Verna

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Why AI doesn’t mean the end of Freemium

It's a great time to be free.

Dec 12, 2025 • Elena Verna

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Building In Public is scary. Do it anyway.

BIP is the way.

Dec 5, 2025 • Elena Verna and Jonathan Yagel

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November 2025

The Product-Market Fit Treadmill: Why every AI company is sprinting just to stay in place

What a time to be alive…

Nov 18, 2025 • Elena Verna

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My beef with AI credit pricing

But it is a necessary evil - for now.

Nov 14, 2025 • Elena Verna

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6 months at Lovable and why I had to throw out most of my playbook

It's all different now.

Nov 10, 2025 • Elena Verna

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