The Grey Rhino Files

The Grey Rhino Files

Show Discovery Has Two Surfaces. Streamers Need Both.

Streaming AI search has two surfaces, not one. Inside-app handles retention. Inside-LLM handles acquisition. They cover different moments in the discovery funnel and they are not substitutes.

The Grey Rhino Files

Discovery Has Left Streaming. Metadata Decides Who Follows.

Proprietary recommendation was the moat. It isn't anymore. Discovery happens on TikTok, Letterboxd, and inside ChatGPT — and the metadata work to compete there is sitting unused.