Inside How Perplexity is Disrupting Online Search | Aravind Srinivas

In this interview, Peter interviews Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, about the company's product development, growth strategies, and approach to advertising. Aravind discusses Perplexity's culture of urgency, independent team structure, and the importance of user feedback. He emphasizes the focus on increasing daily queries as a key metric and shares insights into improving accuracy, latency, and readability. The conversation also covers how Perplexity uses AI internally, hiring strategies, and the company's innovative approach to advertising through sponsored questions. Aravind shares his views on the future of search, balancing paid subscriptions with advertising, and offers advice to aspiring tech professionals, highlighting the importance of hard work, passion, and perseverance.