Perplexity CEO: Big Tech Will Copy Your Good Ideas – Get Used To It

2025-07-16
Perplexity CEO: Big Tech Will Copy Your Good Ideas – Get Used To It

Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas advises young entrepreneurs to expect their good ideas to be copied by larger companies. He uses Perplexity's web-crawling feature as an example, highlighting how large tech firms, with their massive capital, constantly seek new revenue streams and will copy anything valuable. He encourages startups to work hard, anticipate this competitive landscape, and be wary of potential suppression tactics, such as monopolistic behavior used to stifle competition.

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