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Srinivas: Foundation model companies are not guaranteed to win applications
“This is why I think Like model companies are not guaranteed to win the application layer because you have to work on all these boring things.”
Aravind Srinivas Apr 25, 2025 ▶ 19:51 Perplexity Founder Explains What Comes Next - Aravind Srinivas on TBPN April 23rd
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Social networks boost AI usage but AI apps gain little from social
“So it's more like the other way where a social network can help you grow usage of an AI app pretty, pretty immensely compared to like an AI app benefiting from a social layer, so far at least.”
Aravind Srinivas Apr 25, 2025 ▶ 8:30 Perplexity Founder Explains What Comes Next - Aravind Srinivas on TBPN April 23rd
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Srinivas: Billionaires use X to interact with normal people, not each other
“So it's not like if you get billionaires they want to stay with the other billionaires or stay exclusive. I think they actually like using a product like X to stay connected to the normal people.”
Aravind Srinivas Apr 25, 2025 ▶ 15:00 Perplexity Founder Explains What Comes Next - Aravind Srinivas on TBPN April 23rd
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Srinivas: Most AI apps struggle with daily retention without native social
“But if you could figure out social for an AI app within the app itself it can definitely make it more daily usage and high retention, which is what most AI apps struggle with today.”
Aravind Srinivas Apr 25, 2025 ▶ 8:44 Perplexity Founder Explains What Comes Next - Aravind Srinivas on TBPN April 23rd
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Srinivas: Bloomberg Terminal retains users because it is an elite social network
“Bloomberg terminal is another interesting thing where, you know, nobody thinks about it as a social network, but it is what it is today. People are not leaving it because of the network it has.”
Aravind Srinivas Apr 25, 2025 ▶ 13:07 Perplexity Founder Explains What Comes Next - Aravind Srinivas on TBPN April 23rd
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