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Perplexity
An AI research service that answers questions with linked web sources.
What it is
Perplexity combines web search, AI answers, source links, file analysis, and deeper research modes. Paid plans add higher limits, more model choices, file and project capacity, and advanced research or creation features.
Ways to use it
Ideas from real executive operations work. Take the ones that fit.
- Create a sourced first brief on a company, market, or unfamiliar operating issue.
- Find the current official pricing, policy, and documentation pages for a vendor review.
- Compare how several credible sources describe the same disputed claim.
- Build a reading list for a leadership decision and note what each source contributes.
- Update an older research memo by locating what has changed since its review date.
Our take
Perplexity is a fast starting point for a sourced brief and for finding primary pages that ordinary search buries. Use it to assemble the evidence trail, then read the decisive sources yourself before making a recommendation.