Elena's Growth Scoop

Confessions of a Millennial in Tech

A lot of mixed feelings and unanswered questions.

Apr 6 • Elena Verna

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March 2026

How I built a new composite qualitative metric - The Lovable Score

Why did no one tell me this was a thing??

Mar 24 • Elena Verna

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5 of my favorite new retention techniques that you may not have tried

Hot off the press and recently tested.

Mar 17 • Elena Verna

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Revenue addiction kills companies.

It was always a bad habit. But in the AI transition, it has become deadly.

Mar 6 • Elena Verna

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February 2026

The Minimum Lovable Product Era

It’s time for the MVP to level up.

Feb 27 • Elena Verna

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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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