A startup found it was invisible in AI recommendations
A startup founder tested 15 questions that real buyers might ask in ChatGPT, Gemini, and , producing about 90 answers in total. The founder’s own company was never recommended. The names that appeared repeatedly were Profound, Peec AI, and Otterly.
The difference was outside proof, not louder claims. Products with reviews, discussion threads, videos, and “best tool” lists showed up more often. The founder’s company had almost none of that public evidence, so the AI tools had little reason to mention it.
YouTube was the most cited source across the answers, followed by Reddit and review sites such as G2 and Capterra. leaned heavily on Reddit, Gemini leaned more on YouTube, and ChatGPT seemed to use review sites more than Reddit.
Key points
- The test used 15 buyer-style questions across ChatGPT, Gemini, and .
- The founder’s own startup appeared 0 times in about 90 answers.
- Profound, Peec AI, and Otterly appeared repeatedly.
- AI tools seemed to favor products with outside proof such as reviews, threads, videos, and lists.
- YouTube, Reddit, G2, and Capterra may influence whether a product appears in .