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The First-Time CEO’s Playbook for the AI Era

Vibes and code? O_o

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Victoria Loskutova
Feb 09, 2026
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My recent newsletter was inspired by Lenny Rachitsky’s conversation with Lazar Jovanovic. My primary takeaway from both Jovanovic’s discussion with Lenny and my participation in the SheBuilds Buildathon by Lovable is the undeniable shift in the paradigm of software development. The focus is moving from rote coding to strategic AI orchestration. This new era of development is less about the lines of code and more about the vision, the intuition, and the ability to guide AI to bring that vision to life. It’s about feeling the ‘vibe’ of the project and translating that into effective AI directives. For first-time CEOs, successfully navigating this shift requires a new playbook:

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