How To Build The Future: Aravind Srinivas

Chapters

0:00 Intro

0:51 Aravind’s early days in AI

Aravind shares his background in AI and how he got started in the field.

3:45 What made Aravind start a company

Aravind discusses the factors that led him to start Perplexity.

6:35 The first iterations

The initial stages of Perplexity and the evolution of the product.

14:10 Realizing Perplexity had potential

Aravind talks about when he realized Perplexity had the potential to be successful.

19:02 “The user is never wrong.”

The importance of listening to user feedback and continuously improving the product.

22:20 Managing the team

Aravind shares insights on managing the team and fostering collaboration.

24:53 Brutal honesty brings out the worst bugs

The value of being brutally honest in order to identify and fix major bugs.

25:33 Avoiding becoming a big slow company

Strategies to prevent Perplexity from becoming a large, slow-moving organization.

27:37 The future of search

Aravind discusses his vision for the future of search technology.

31:11 Perplexity’s advantage against its competitors

How Perplexity stands out and competes with tech giants like Google.

34:26 Outro

Closing thoughts on the future of Perplexity and the search industry.