Lovable's First Engineer Emil Ahlback Exits to Build getenergy with Friends
emilahlback · x · 2026-09-09
Emil Ahlback, the first engineer at Lovable, has left to co-found getenergy with friends Gabriel and dafant, arguing that 'AI is already good enough to do most of the work on your computer, but almost nobody works that way yet.' His former colleague dafant called Emil the best engineer he's worked with. A notable talent move in the AI coding ecosystem.
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