Künstliche Intelligenz: Nur 3000 Euro Kosten für die eigene App: Wie Gründer mit Lovable ihr eigenes Start-up bauen

Düsseldorf and Berlin – The concept for Nico Wittenberg's startup came to him 14 years ago during a snowstorm. His girlfriend's flight had been canceled and all alternatives had been eliminated. Wittenberg searched long and hard until he found a night train that brought his future wife to Hamburg. "I thought to myself then: Surely this can't be that difficult."

The app that would show all travel options - from buses to airplanes - and allow direct booking of these - was his idea. He presented this to colleagues from his former employer Google. They told him that implementation would require a whole development team and millions of euros, Wittenberg said. Last year, he nevertheless built the platform Avara alone, with the help of the AI tool Lovable.

He now receives inquiries from venture capitalists from all over the world, according to his own account. Avara is now used in more than 125 countries, Wittenberg says. Wittenberg is one of many Lovable founders: people who have implemented their business idea without programming skills, but with the help of the AI tool. According to the promise of the AI startup, Lovable allows the building of a million-dollar company without outside help.

But is this really the case? The Handelsblatt spoke to female and male entrepreneurs who have built their core business with Lovable, and collected the most important insights for those who want to turn their dream of a startup into reality.