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SylviaJacob t1_j6nf4mx wrote

What are your thoughts on the evolution of search technology this decade?

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marin_smiljanic OP t1_j6ngwf6 wrote

I'm assuming you mean '20s. I believe that there will be two main factors in the evolution of search.

  1. A far bigger focus on multimodal, rather than just text search. The old-school search companies were built in a text-first world. But text is pretty rapidly declining in importance. And while still an essential part, it's no longer enough. I think you'll see more and more companies focusing on multimedia content like video, audio and images.

  2. I'd say that rather than having one huge new competitor to Google, you'll rather have large platforms that each cover a specific area of search. Reddit, Instagram, TikTok and Amazon are good examples of that, and I think the trend will continue.

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SylviaJacob t1_j6nip8y wrote

Thank you! How large is the TAM right now? Also, what are the major constraints/challenges you come across while implementing your solution to clients?

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marin_smiljanic OP t1_j6nt40t wrote

Currently what you'd call enterprise or B2B search is estimated at about $10B annually, but I believe that'll increase significantly once more customers start discovering the value of multimodal search experiences.

We currently expose an API which customers can use for integration. We can definitely make the integration process smoother by providing out of the box ingestion options (Google Drive, S3, and such, which is planned for this quarter) and also by developing SDKs.

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