Built with Care

Last week was the kind of week that carries quiet momentum into Monday.

We’ve got friends coming back, a QBR in Chicago on the horizon, and a new Looking Forward episode out, one that’s all about how we’re using Lovable to rebuild Ampersand’s website and app.

That process has turned out to be an unexpectedly fitting metaphor for how we want technology to feel: helpful, flexible, and a little bit human.

We picked Lovable because it made the process feel right, light, collaborative, joyful even. Every edit feels closer to a conversation than a command. Every commit feels like a small act of care.

And now, tools like Comet from Perplexity, an agentic browser that can automatically runs tests, are taking care of the least inspiring parts.

When the tedious pieces handle themselves, what’s left is the part we actually love: the creative, deliberate act of building something that matters.

And maybe that’s the thread running through everything lately, AI systems, websites, even newsletters like this one. They all start to take on the quality of the attention you give them.

Last week I wrote about keeping humans in the loop.
This week, I’m thinking about keeping love in the work.

With ❤️, we move forward.👇

⚡ Quick Hits

🧡 Lovable launches “Lovable AI + Lovable Cloud” globally
This expands their ambitions. Now they’re not just a prompt-to-app builder, but packaging infrastructure + AI tooling that could scale non-technical creators into full-blown app builders. Learn More

🏠 Amazon rolls out smarter hardware at its 2025 Fall event
Devices are becoming more context-aware and AI-first. The “smart home” is upgrading into a more proactive, predictive layer. Learn More

🏢 Big Tech reorgs around AI as the “tectonic shift”
Companies are restructuring to center AI; it’s redefining how organizations are built and run. Learn More

📱 Apple primes iPhones for deeper AI integration
The next iPhone is being built not just for speed. Devices are becoming the playgrounds and gateways for AI experiences. Learn More

🛠 Tool

❤️ Lovable is what happens when the joy of creation meets the power of automation.

It abstracts the painful parts of building (cloud setup, databases, deployment) so you can focus entirely on what the product feels like.

The magic is in the chat toggle. You can pause mid-build, plot with it, and literally co-think your way through structure, flow, or feature trade-offs.

That kind of metaprompting (building while thinking about how you’re building) makes Lovable feel less like a tool and more like a collaborator.

It’s also incredibly freeing. The backend complexity (servers, databases, hosting, security) fades into the background, leaving space for exploration, design, and play.

No scaffolding, no dev queues, no “coming soon” placeholders. Just movement.

👉 Start building with Lovable

🪨 The Pebble

This week, notice what happens when friction fades.
When the tools around you stop demanding precision and start inviting play.

When the path clears, what do you choose to create?

💭 If every technical constraint disappeared, what would you build?

📊 Poll

🎥 Watch our latest Pod Episode

If last week was about keeping humans in the loop, this one’s about keeping love in the build.

On the latest Looking Forward, Jen and I dig into what it really means to personalize technology. From rebuilding our own tools with Lovable to rethinking how work should feel.

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🙂 Have a productive week everyone!

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