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Adam Foroughi, Applovin CEO: Surviving a 92% Drawdown, Ads as ML 1.0 & the $50B Game Ad Market

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Started September 21, 2026

(0:00) Adam Foroughi joins the Besties! (3:07) Discovery vs search & is your phone listening? (10:04) IPO tumble & becoming your own best investor (16:00) Privacy rules, Apple's crackdown & how agents change people's shopping (20:00) How a lean team beats the giants, margin moats & building in China Thanks to our partners for making this possible! IREN is a vertically integrated AI Cloud platform, delivering data centers, compute and software for AI training and inference. https://iren.com/ O...

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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
Adam Foroughi's leadership at Applovin demonstrates a successful strategy for surviving significant market downturns.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
The current advertising landscape prioritizes profits over user experience and data protection.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
Advertising based on machine learning represents a critical evolution in the digital marketing landscape.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
The reliance on game ads can lead to market saturation and diminishing returns for advertisers.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
Privacy concerns are an unavoidable trade-off in the pursuit of targeted advertising effectiveness.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
The $50B game ad market presents both opportunities and ethical dilemmas regarding user privacy.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
A lean team can outperform larger competitors through agility and innovation, as shown by Applovin.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
Apple's privacy policies are detrimental to the advertising revenue models of companies like Applovin.
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Investors should learn from the Applovin IPO experience to better navigate future market fluctuations.
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CLAIM Posted by admin • Sep 21, 2026
Applovin's strategies in China serve as a model for other tech companies seeking to expand in challenging markets.
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