Aravind Srinivas, CEO of Perplexity, shared a quiet yet powerful LinkedIn moment, a DM he sent in 2022 pitching 'TLDR', the beta version of Perplexity, finally got a reply after 2.5 years. The long-delayed response became a full-circle reminder of how early outreach, belief, and product focus can come back around, often, much later than expected.