Elena Verna

Growth, Dropbox

You can find more about me here: https://elenaverna.lovable.app/

Interim, Head of Growth

Huge news! To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re making Lovable completely FREE on March 8th!!! No opt-ins, no gatekeeping. No fluff talk. Just BUILDING and SHIPPING. Because unlocking new skills beats flowers & chocolates every.single.time.

That's right - It’s free for *everyone* building with us as part of SheBuilds, in partnership with Anthropic!

Ladies, it’s time to build. Not someday. Not when you’re “ready.” The time is NOW. And men? JOIN IN. We need you! We shall create the future together. 

So go solo, or grab a fellow woman, a friend, a sibling, a parent, your kid, your partner, or a teammate. Build something together. 

Aaand we are offering optional in-person community-led events around the world, with experienced builders on hand to help you ship, not overthink. 32 events across 17 countries, and counting: 
-> Check: shebuilds.lovable.app

Where will I be? In our Stockholm HQ, building (with my daughter). If you want to join me in Stockholm, drop a comment and we'll get back to you if there is room!

But wait, there is more! Every participant also gets $100 in Claude API tokens and $250 in Stripe fee credits. 

Warning: Lovable may be habit-forming. Results include shipping faster, feeling unreasonably powerful, and questioning why you ever waited for permission.

It's time to build.
#womenintech

Lovable is FREE today. Yes, actually free!!! But only for the next 24 hours.

Why? Because the best way to celebrate International Women’s Day isn’t another panel, another hashtag, or another box of chocolates.

It’s access.

Access to new technology.
Access to building.
Access to skills that actually change your trajectory.

Ladies - flowers wilt. Skills compound. Get in there! 

Gents - the future should be built by everyone, and we need you in it. It’s free for everyone today, so lean in and build.

So today, stop being just a user of software. Become a builder. 

Open Lovable. Break things. Build something weird. Build something useful. Build something that makes you proud.

See what’s possible. 

Share this post to let others know! 

The next 24 hours are going by FAST… are you building yet!!?
#freelovableday #womenintech #ai

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We’ve launched a startup program at Lovable! Qualifying startups get 10K in Lovable credits if their VC, incubator, or accelerator partners with us.

Startups, if your roadmap currently starts with “once we hire X,” this is for you. Ship fast, test with real users, and get to real traction today - all on Lovable! Go bug your VC, accelerator, and incubator to join our startup program ASAP. 

VC's, accelerators, and incubators - run, don't walk to apply: https://lnkd.in/g76xfrfk

#startup #growth

March 8th is around the corner… and you know what that means.
For one day, Lovable goes freeeee!

Join us for a livestream straight from our Stockholm HQ where we’re celebrating International Women's day the best way we could possibly imagine: giving everyone the power to build and up-skill. 
-> Join livestream here: https://lnkd.in/gXs7yiUS
With:
- Yours truly 
- Anton Osika - Lovable's beloved CEO
- Helen Lee Kupp - Founder of "Women defining AI"
- Margot van Laar - A Technical leader from Anthropic

So if you’ve ever thought “someone should build this”… this is your sign.
March 8. No paywalls. No “upgrade to continue.” Livestream to inspire you.

Let’s build something ridiculous.
#TimeToShip

I honestly don’t even have the words. Todays event at Stockholm’s Lovable HQ was absolutely incredible. When women come together, things change. Ideas move faster, courage spreads, and the world gets a little closer to what it could be. 

That’s all I’ll say.

Happy international women’s day everyone! 

Please give it up for Whitney Menarcheck (first pic), and Emily Beal (last pic of 3 of us) - the muscle behind it all. Special appearance by my daughter that built an app today too, and SheBuilds alumni! 

I’m so excited for the future. It’s going to be too good. 

P.s. Hope you’re taking advantage of the last few hours of Lovable while it’s free. Go build something.
 
#womenintech
#wearejustgettingstarted

Today we launched Vibe Coders in Residence program at Lovable!!! VCIR is a group of independent builders (and absolutely incredible vibe-coders) collaborating alongside us to push what’s possible as we build Lovable on... Lovable.

That’s right, ladies and gentlemen. Vibe coding has officially entered the job market.

Now, we’re all already vibe coding nonstop, but we wanted to go further. The way software gets built is changing and working with more Vibe Coders let us live in that future. I even find myself vibe coding most of the time now, something I never would have imagined.

Erich Kottke, Shane Spencer, Jon Higginbotham, Bobby Siegfried - I'm so excited to build along side you. Learn from you. And see what is possible! 

Growth=vibe coding now. 

LFG!
#vibecoding

Everyone is stuck debating whether AI will take their job. The answer is almost certainly yes (I know, I know - it’s terrifying). That part isn’t interesting anymore.
The more important question is this: What if this is also the biggest opportunity of your career?

There’s a short window to get radically ahead by going AI-native. But you need to act now. Not in five years. In the next few months. After that, it will just becomes table stakes and the edge disappears.

Because AI isn’t taking your job. Being complacent about what's happening around you will.

But what I keep seeing instead: people critiquing AI. Pointing out flaws. Mocking outputs. Arguing about em dashes.

That mindset is already obsolete.

AI should be your default starting point, not your backup plan. Writing. Thinking. Designing. Coding. Planning. If you’re manually doing work AI can do faster and better, that’s not craftsmanship. It’s wasted time when no time could be wasted.

Here’s the part people don’t like hearing: the demand for AI-native employees is exploding right now. Companies are starting to care less about fancy titles and padded resumes and more about who can actually ship. People with good taste, real business sense, and insane drive. 

If you’re stuck in a role you don’t love, waiting for permission, budget, or prioritization, this moment isn’t something to fear. It’s your opening.

Stop watching. Stop critiquing. Stop waiting to feel ready. 
Start building. 

Want to know how to get started? read on my blog: https://lnkd.in/ga8KcqCV

And huge thank you to my this week's blog sponsor, Salespeak.ai! Check them out to make sure your product is discoverable by ai. 

#ai #growth

This International Women’s Day, sure, bring the roses. But don’t stop there. Celebrate yourself and/or her by shipping something real. Advancing. Raising the bar. Breaking those stupid glass ceilings. 

We’re turning March 8th celebration into creation with a 24 hour, worldwide SheBuilds Lovable buildathon. No forms. No approvals. Just builders building.

And EVERYONE is invited! SheBuilds is lighting up *every* corner of the Lovable community - in person, online, wherever you are.

Bring your crew. Your boo. Your future boo. Or go solo. 

Build something weird, useful, or wildly ambitious together.

We’re cooking up something big. Save the date NOW: shebuilds.lovable.app

LFG!!!

#lovable #time2ship #minimumLOVABLEproduct

There’s something truly magical that happens when a bunch of people show up with the same energy - curious, supportive, slightly chaotic, and ready to build. That’s what I saw last Sunday at our SheBuilds event at Lovable’s HQ in Stockholm. And I’m still in awe about it.

Community is a funny thing. You can’t force it, you can’t manufacture it in a spreadsheet, and there’s definitely no funnel optimization framework for it. But when it clicks, you feel it immediately.

Honestly, this is what growth in the age of AI is starting to look like. Less obsessing over micro-optimizing funnels, more creating spaces where people can build, learn, and inspire each other.

And selfishly… this version of growth is way more fun.

Feeling really fortunate that I get to help create moments like this. Watching people realize “wait, I can actually build this” never gets old. Helping more women get there is incredibly rewarding. 

Can’t wait to see what’s next. 

Photo credit Susanna LDKY Photography  
#growth

Many companies are so addicted to revenue they’re growing themselves broke.
That's right, I said it. Revenue addiction kills companies. 

It looks something like this: 
Every initiative must show revenue, or else. 
If it doesn’t make $$$ in a week? Kill it.
No new in-quarter revenue? Not a priority.
Can’t attribute it in a dashboard? Doesn’t count.
Great for customers but not the pipeline? Don't you dare to bring it up.

That mindset was already toxic. But during the AI transition it’s becoming fatal.
Because the companies that win this era will invest years ahead of the revenue curve. 

Revenue-addicted companies don’t have the patience for that.

BUT! We are in the middle of a technological shift, and short-term outcomes combined with over-optimizing the existing business will end up being death sentences for many.

The scary part? A shocking number of companies are operating this way.

And how do you fix it, you might ask? You probably can’t.
Fixing it requires massive shifts in leadership mindset/roster and investor pressure. And most companies never make those changes (there, I said it). 

New post on revenue addiction and why it kills companies: https://lnkd.in/e8R_eY2d

And check out my sponsor - Demand & Expand  - an awesome event for B2B marketing & growth teams happening in San Francisco on May 19 & 20. Special offer in my newsletter!

#growth

AI Product Builder @ NanoKernel | Generative AI, AI Agents, AIoT, Responsible AI, AI Product Management | Ex-Apple, Accenture, Cognizant, Verizon, AT&T | I help companies build standout Next-Gen AI Solutions

I help visionary companies build standout AI Products. 

I am seeking a Senior IC AI Product Manager role at established AI-focused companies. 

I am a transformative Product and IT Executive, blending innovation with leadership across every role I've embraced. My journey from the technical trenches to the strategic echelons of Product Leadership, Solutions Architecture, and Enterprise Data Strategy has been fueled by an insatiable drive for growth, an unwavering focus on customer success, and a passion for adapting and thriving in diverse organizational landscapes.

From Fortune 50 giants to agile startups, my path has been marked by over 8 groundbreaking product launches and more than 20 transformative project deliveries. At the heart of these achievements lies a deep-seated belief in the power of innovative thinking, strategic execution, and the magic of collaboration across domains and disciplines. 

My mantra? Value creation, operational excellence, and nurturing talent are the cornerstones of my transformative leadership. 

My commitment to thought leadership has led me to author several books on AI and Data, secure several patents, and contribute to the knowledge pool with articles and papers featured in renowned journals, blogs, and media channels. Dive into my insights on LinkedIn and Medium at https://harsha-srivatsa.medium.com

Education is an ongoing journey for me, enriched by formal degrees in Engineering, Math, Computer Science, and Management, alongside continuous learning from prestigious institutions like MIT, Stanford, Kellogg, and IDEOU. This foundation empowers me to lead at the intersection of technology and business, navigating the complexities of AI, IoT, Cloud Platforms, and beyond with ease and insight.

My commitment extends beyond the professional realm. As a High School Educator with Microsoft's TEALS Program, a Master Gardener certified by University of California, a mentor for immigrants through Upwardly Global, and a volunteer with the Coast Guard Auxiliary, I believe in giving back, sharing knowledge, and supporting communities. I am a believer in the transformative power of technology, education, and community service. Let’s connect, collaborate, and create impact together.

Email:  harsha.srivatsa at connectwithharsha.info | Website: https://www.connectwithharsha.me

Harsha Srivatsa

“When everyone is Super, no one will be.” — Syndrome, The Incredibles

Syndrome's plan was simple: give everyone superpowers so that having superpowers means nothing. That's exactly what's happening in AI right now in 2026.

AI tools have given everyone the superpower of building: vibe coding, one-click deployment, and AI-assisted everything. A weekend hackathon can now produce what took a funded team six months not long ago. One-person teams ship what used to require twenty engineers.

The barrier between "I have an idea" and "I have a product" has nearly disappeared. 

So here's the uncomfortable question: if everyone can build, what's actually worth building?

When everyone can build at speed, speed stops being an advantage.
Execution becomes a commodity and a moat.  The same prototype you ship on Monday has three clones by Friday. The AI feature you launched last sprint? An incumbent ships it as a checkbox this sprint. Speed is no longer strategy. It's table stakes.

I've been studying this dynamic closely — analyzing AI startups that raised millions and flatlined despite shipping constantly, AI companies that dominated categories and then watched their moats evaporate in weeks, and the rare few that built durable positions in markets that seemed impossible to defend.

The pattern was clear. The winners weren't the fastest builders. They were the ones who understood what kind of company they were and what market they were actually playing in. They made deliberate choices about where to compete and how to grow — before they wrote a single line of code.

That realization, combined with learning from Reforge, Ravi Mehta, Brian Balfour convinced me that what's missing in the AI ecosystem isn't better tools. It's a better strategic framework for the AI era. 

So I wrote one. Adapted and built on the classic Blue Ocean Strategy. 

AI Ocean Strategy introduces a new model for navigating AI markets. The core idea: In AI markets, you need to know what kind of fish you are before you start swimming.

🔴 Red Fish — execution-first competitors thriving in fierce, crowded markets through operational excellence
🔵 Blue Fish — category creators building demand where none existed
⚪ Neutral Fish — ambidextrous adapters balancing exploitation of what works with exploration of what's next

AI Ocean Strategy sits at the layer above both: the strategic positioning layer where you decide what game you're playing before you build anything.  

Because in a world where everyone is Super — where everyone can build — the question that matters isn't "can you ship?"

It's: are you the right fish, in the right ocean, with the right strategy?

If you are thinking of building an AI product / AI company this become an existential and driving consideration. 

Dive more into the video explainer below and the audio explainer / book overview links in the comments.

Senior AI Product Manager | Generative AI, AI Agents, AIoT, Responsible AI, AI Product Strategy | Ex-Apple, Accenture, Cognizant | I help companies build, debug and launch standout AI products

While I was discussing my recent book publication "The Illustrated Guide to Multi-Agent Systems", an interesting topic of discussion came up. 

How will you do a bake-off, decide and choose which AI agent platform to implement a given MAS? 

This article is an outcome of intense discussions and thought exercises for an AI agent platform framework which I call the AAA framework. 

The AI agent platform landscape is exploding — but most evaluations still rely on feature checklists.

That’s a problem.

A platform with great multi-agent orchestration but weak deployment maturity may never get past prototype.
 A platform with strong governance but low adaptability may become an expensive chatbot.
 And a platform with broad integrations but weak auditability can become a serious risk.

 I applied the AAA Framework — Autonomy, Automatability, Accountability — as a practical way to evaluate AI agent platforms and products based on what actually matters in production:
Can it operate with the level of independence you need? (Autonomy)
Can it be deployed, integrated, and scaled reliably? (Automatability)
Can it be governed, audited, and trusted at your risk level? (Accountability)

I also compare leading platforms across open-source, enterprise, and hybrid categories using a structured AAA scorecard (with sub-factors, trade-offs, and real-world decision implications).

A few key takeaways:
* There is no universal winner across all 3 A’s
* “Build vs buy” often maps directly to AAA trade-offs
* The biggest gap in many agent initiatives is not demos — it’s the A2 + A3 gap (production readiness + governance)

If you’re evaluating AI agent platforms for enterprise use, this article gives you a more defensible way to think beyond feature marketing and toward use-case fit.

Would love your perspective: What’s the #1 factor you prioritize when evaluating an AI agent platform today?

#AIAgents #AgenticAI #AIArchitecture #AIAgentPlatforms

Introduction The AI agent platform landscape has exploded. Dozens of frameworks and products now claim to help organizations build, deploy, and manage

Open article: Applying the AAA Framework: A Comparative Evaluation of Top AI Agent Platforms by Harsha Srivatsa • 8 min read

Applying the AAA Framework: A Comparative Evaluation of Top AI Agent Platforms

When I read the Mar 5 2026 report from Anthropic titled 
"Labor Market Impacts of AI" [https://lnkd.in/gWF2M6Kf], it set off trepidation and future anxiety in me.  

As a white collar AI professional, I cannot brush away the impacts of AI on my and others future work prospects. After all, I am Human (still). 

In my earlier article, https://lnkd.in/gFJ_K5fN I had a rather spicy take on what I called AI anticipation paradox, where I highlighted that companies are making permanent workforce decisions based on temporary assumptions about a technology (AI) that hasn't proven itself. 

The Anthropic report had a more sobering effect that one must prepare for what seems to be inevitable. 
* Companies may start thinking about "Resources" and the Human factor maybe sidelined
* The current clarity of company strategy and business management which has stood the test of time, may devolve into chaos as decisions are made more on potential and promises rather than performance
* Entry level jobs evaporation is more or less certain

Bottom Line: “The first labor shock of AI will not be from automation; it is company management acting as if uncertain capability were already realized value.”

AI may not eliminate work as fast as the hype suggests—but it may distort hiring, judgment, and organizational design much sooner than most leaders realize. 

I have said before that "Hope is not a Strategy" but I do hope that companies adopt a new model that I came up with —the “Nowcasted Organization”—as a more disciplined path for redesigning work, talent pipelines, and governance in an AI-augmented future. 

Then perhaps we can regain some calm and clarity (hopefully).

The core problem is no longer AI capability, it is decision irreversibility The Spreadsheet That Fired Them First The board pack arrives on a Thursday

Open article: The AI Anticipation Paradox 2.0: Nowcasting AI, Redesigning HR, and the Next Architecture of Work by Harsha Srivatsa • 15 min read

The AI Anticipation Paradox 2.0: Nowcasting AI, Redesigning HR, and the Next Architecture of Work

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