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Elena Verna

What Elena Verna thinks about management

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Leads growth at Lovable; previously led growth at Miro, Amplitude, Dropbox and SurveyMonkey.

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4 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Elena Verna has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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  1. Our readingWhen experiments are cheap, approval chains are the expensive part.

    Their wordsSo, if it's cheaper to try than to debate, make sure that when experiments are cheap, approval chains are the expensive part.

    ↗The rise of HI-ICs | Elena Verna (Lovable) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 9th of 13 in this recording

  3. Our readingIf the AI change is real, individual contributors should be paid more than managers.

    Their wordsIn fact, I believe that if we truly believe into this AI change that is happening in all of our lives, then ICs should get paid more than managers, because as an IC, you can drive more outcome and impact than a manager in the old system.

    ↗The rise of HI-ICs | Elena Verna (Lovable) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 10th of 13 in this recording

  5. Our readingSwitching between managing and individual-contributor work is nearly impossible, so people have to pick one path.

    Their wordsYou're either a manager or you individual contributor and you can do a lot of context changes in your individual role and then you can do a lot of context changes in your manager role, but switching between the two is just becomes nearly impossible. So, you have to pick a path.

    ↗The rise of HI-ICs | Elena Verna (Lovable) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 11th of 13 in this recording

  7. Our readingManagement should be a career path, not a promotion.

    Their wordsSo, management needs to be a career path, not a promotion.

    ↗The rise of HI-ICs | Elena Verna (Lovable) (Lenny & Friends Summit, San Francisco, 10 September 2026)youtube.com 13th of 13 in this recording