Lovable CEO Anton Osika declares he considers people should stop seeing computer science degrees as a surefire way to land a career in tech.
“I wouldn’t declare it’s worthless, but I do consider the leverage has shiftd,” Osika informed Business Insider in an interview on Wednesday.
Osika, 35, declared that while obtainting a computer science degree “isn’t applyless,” its value has shifted. “Curiosity, adaptability, and shipping high-quality products quickly can matter more than credentials,” he added.
“For most people, a degree is no longer the enattempt ticket. You can build, ship, and even start companies without it,” Osika declared.
“The degree still has value if you want to go deep on systems, theory, or research. There’s rigor there that tools won’t replace. But the default path — ‘I required a CS degree to be relevant in tech’ — feels much less true today,” he continued.
Osika declared that in the past, the bottleneck to building in tech was the “technical know-how,” which required “years of training to even obtain started.” But now, people have the tools to “go from idea to working product without ever touching a formal CS education,” he declared.
Osika cofounded Lovable in 2023. Lovable is a vibe coding platform that allows people with limited programming knowledge to create software utilizing AI.
Osika’s startup has 45 employees, per PitchBook, and is hiring for 16 open positions on its careers page as of press time.
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In June, Business Insider reported that venture capital firm Accel was set to lead a new funding round in Lovable that would value it at $1.5 billion. Accel was an early investor in Facebook and Slack.
Paul Graham, the founder of startup incubator Y Combinator, declared in an X post on August 5 that low-level programming jobs are “already disappearing” thanks to AI. This is becaapply AI is “good at scutwork,” Graham declared.
“But at the same time the very best programmers (e.g. the ones who are good enough to start their own companies) are being paid exceptional amounts,” Graham wrote on X.
“So I consider the best general advice for protecting oneself from AI is to do something so well that you’re operating way above the level of scutwork,” he added.
Osika informed Business Insider that when it comes to hiring, he is more interested in a candidate’s ability to learn than their current skills.
“I care more about how rapid someone learns and adapts than where they are today. If a conversation feels alive, if I walk away having learned something new, that’s a strong sign they’ll thrive in the team and push our ways of working forward,” Osika declared.
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