EP 144 - AI Tools: Lovable with Elena Levi

Update: 2025-12-24

Description

We’re excited to bring on Elena Levi, Director of Product Management at Payoneer, data analytics veteran, and passionate advocate for product-driven teams, for a special episode exploring what it’s really like to use Lovable and other AI-powered vibe coding tools in product development.

Elena shares insights from 15 years in data analytics and product, with the journey from data analyst to product leadership fueling her curiosity about how AI can reshape prototyping, design, and collaboration. Drawing from hands-on experience building predictive analytics solutions, Elena reveals why she chose Lovable for fast prototyping, user testing, product sense interviews, and collaborating with both developers and designers.

Join Matt, Moshe, and Elena as they explore:

The strengths and limitations of Lovable for prototyping: rapid iteration, easy sharing, changing flows on the fly, user testing, and developer handoff
When vibe coding works, and where you still need engineering and design expertise
The realities of code generation, versioning, Supabase integration, and why Lovable stood out from the competition at the time she chose it
Using Lovable for product sense interviews
Practical tips: breaking tasks into smaller prompts, saving tokens with up-front documents, and why the first prompt is the most important
The trade-offs of using AI tools for MVPs, B2B vs. B2C products, and where privacy and maintainability concerns come in
Responses from engineers and designers, what these tools mean for their work, learning curves, and whether they help or hinder junior team members
Expectations vs. reality: how close AI tools get you to the finish line, and why “the last mile” is the toughest
Conundrums, gotchas, frustrations, and how to keep flexibility in your workflow
Why do PMs must always ask “Why?”, and why AI alone can't replace a critical data mindset
And much more!

Want to connect with Elena or learn more?

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elena-levi-data

You can also connect with us and find more episodes:

Product for Product Podcast: http://linkedin.com/company/product-for-product-podcast
Matt Green: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattgreenproduct
Moshe Mikanovsky: http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikanovsky

Note: Any views mentioned in the podcast are the sole views of our hosts and guests, and do not represent the products mentioned in any way.

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