Quote Business & funding· Jun 20, 2024

Perplexity never tried to play Google's own game

We do not have to beat them, neither do we have to take them on. In fact, I feel the primary difference of Perplexity from other startups that have explicitly laid out that they’re taking on Google is that we never even tried to play Google at their own game.

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Aravind SrinivasPerplexity · CEO

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#434 – Aravind Srinivas: Perplexity CEO on Future of AI, Search & the Internet

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Arvind Srinivas is CEO of Perplexity, a company that aims to revolutionize how we humans find answers to questions on the Internet. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: – Cloaked : https://cloaked.com/lex and use code LexPod to get 25% off – ShipStation : https://shipstation.com/lex and use code LEX to get 60-day free trial – NetSuite : http://netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour – LMNT : https://drinkLMNT.com/lex to get…

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