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Co-founder and CEO, Perplexity · Jun 19, 2024 · Interview, Lex Fridman Podcast #434: Aravind Srinivas

What is the weakness of Google is that any ad unit that’s less profitable than a link, or any ad unit that kind of disincentivizes the link click is not in their interest to go aggressive on, because it takes money away from something that’s higher margins.

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Aravind Srinivas, Co-founder and CEO, Perplexity
Where
Lex Fridman Podcast #434: Aravind Srinivas
Topics
Search, Economics
Company
Perplexity
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lexfridman.com/aravind-srinivas-transcript/

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