It’s a search engine, not an assistant. It cannot answer questions like “who are you” or “who made you” like Alexa or ChatGPT can. It’s not meant to write essays. It is meant for search.
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AI Interface UX Issues: Homepage Overwhelm and Feature Gaps
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Initial UX is overwhelming – too much activity on homepage. Deeper UX is lacking – no copy/paste button and you can’t type your next question while the AI is responding. These are annoying but don’t feel like blockers.
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AI App Gains Credibility with Top Tech Investor Backing
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Tons of credibility off the bat before testing. Their iPhone app has 4.9 stars and they’ve got an all-star investor list like the CEO of Hugging Face (hey @ClementDelangue
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Perplexity AI Challenges ChatGPT for Internet Browsing
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When it comes to internet browsing, @perplexity_ai is a real challenger to ChatGPT. Here’s my take
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Startup Pivot Strategy and Unit Economics Adjustment
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And Daniel – thanks for sharing the real scoop, I know pivots are always hard and I’m excited to see what you all build. Will update my mental model to be both CAC and COGS
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LLM monetization pressure forces free tier shutdown
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That’s awesome, thanks for sharing. I’m referencing the whole caboodle, not just COGS per query or user. They explicitly mention funding, they’re spinning down the free offering, they raised under $100M, and I have other data points on monetization pressure on LLM players.
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Perplexity AI Review Coming Soon After Testing
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Yes I tested Perplexity AI. Yes it’s amazing. Will post a review soon. Cc @perplexity_ai
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Series B Funding: Scaling Phase After Product-Market Fit
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Series B AI Startups Shift Focus to Enterprise Monetization Strategies
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Seeing more Series B AI startups without strong monetization have to double down on enterprise use cases like this and restructure their GTM teams. LLMs are too expensive to maintain both for free (unless you have $100M+ in funding).
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Replacing Oculus VR with everyday technology alternatives
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My smartphone, my TV, my computer, zoom, my brain, my feet… I don’t feel like I’ve replaced the oculus with anything, per se, I just don’t do the things it wanted me to do (ie play ping pong with friends in another country)