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Lovable business breakdown and founding story

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It answers 2 questions

  1. Which AI prototyping tool should I pick: v0, Lovable, Bolt, Replit, or Figma Make?
  2. Can vibe-coded products become real businesses?

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  1. The Indian breakout story, with numbers verified by press. techcrunch.com Article India's vibe-coding startup Emergent claims ARR of over $100M in 8 months TechCrunch
  2. The single most convincing data point for the category. techcrunch.com Article 6-month-old, solo-owned vibe coder Base44 sells to Wix for $80M cash TechCrunch
  3. The full backstory: bootstrapped, under 10 people, sole shareholder. calcalistech.com Article Vibe coding fever: solo entrepreneur's Base44 acquired by Wix CTech (Calcalist)
  4. The acquirer's own strategic rationale, in primary-source form. wix.com Article Wix press release: acquisition of Base44 Wix
  5. The deal economics, unit by unit. getlatka.com Article Base44 acquired for $80M on $3.5M revenue, a 22x multiple GetLatka
  6. The human cost of the solo AI-founder route, told honestly. calcalistech.com Article 'Yes, absolutely I felt lonely': Base44 founder on the solo path CTech (Calcalist)
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