Perplexity Startup Story: Aravind Srinivas & the Answer Engine Revolution
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Perplexity Startup Story: Aravind Srinivas & the Answer Engine Revolution
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Aravind Srinivas’s saga starts with marathon coding nights in Chennai, underpinned by dreams inherited from his mother. From near expulsion in Berkeley’s AI labs to assembling a team of mavericks, insiders recall Aravind’s refusal to compromise, shutting down broken products overnight and holding public bug-fix sessions on Discord.
Betrayals, like leaked Chrome extension code, fueled his “build fast or die” mentality.
Founding Perplexity, Aravind pushed past investor skepticism and outright acquisition offers, holding tight to independence while battling Google and OpenAI.
The result: a global answer engine known for radical transparency, speed, deep research, and conversational answers, driven by a leadership style where insiders and outsiders work side by side to build the future of knowledge, from India’s youngest billionaire.