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20VC: Micron Will Be More Valuable Than Meta | How Export Controls Helped Not Hurt China | Power is the Bottleneck to AI | Why Dario Has Done a Disservice to AI with his Labour Replacement Messaging with Aravind Srinivas, Founder @ Perplexity

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Aravind Srinivas is the Founder and CEO of Perplexity, one of the fastest-growing AI companies in the world. Since the start of the year, Perplexity has tripled revenue to well over $500M in ARR. Aravind has raised over $1BN for the company with reported valuations reaching $20BN. 

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05:40 – "Perplexity Changed Google More Than Any PM Ever Has"

10:15 – Why Search Is Not the Future of AI

13:05 – The Most Important Insight in AI: The Model Is NOT The Product

16:10 – Why AI Agents Will Become Bigger Than Google Search

22:00 – AI Will Design Chips, Discover Drugs & Cure Diseases

24:15 – The Secret to Building a 24/7 AI Agent

32:40 – Aravind's Wild Prediction: Micron Could Become More Valuable Than Meta

41:00 – Why Power Will Be The Biggest Bottleneck In AI For The Next Decade

45:00 – Have U.S. Export Controls A