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Show Notes:

(00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like the Best

(00:04:08) First Question - Redefining 'Great' in Search

(00:07:16) The Mechanics of Perplexity

(00:10:59) The Evolution of Perplexity From Wrapper to Robust Infrastructure

(00:13:19) The Future of Large Language Models (LLMs)

(00:22:39) The Business Model: From Growth to Monetization

(00:28:16) The Process of Building an Index

(00:35:55) The Impact of Scaling and Data Quality on AI Models

(00:40:00) Bottlenecks in AI Development

(00:47:06) The Talent Landscape in AI

(00:57:59) The Vision for the Future of Search

(01:00:19) Importance of Execution in AI Startups