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RIP SEO: The GEO Playbook for 2025

How Startups can Win in the Age of Generative Search

Oct 17, 2025
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We’re entering the next revolution in organic traffic and almost nobody is ready for it

AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot are quietly replacing Google as the discovery layer of the internet.

HubSpot’s SEO Got Crushed: 80% Loss in Organic Traffic

When someone asks:

“Best tools for startups”
“Top SOC 2 automation platforms”
“Best investor newsletters to follow”

…the model doesn’t show 10 links.
It generates one answer.
And it only cites 2–7 trusted sources.

If your startup isn’t one of them, you don’t exist.

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That’s why we’re now living the Google 2005 moment for GEO — Generative Engine Optimization.

In 2005, knowing SEO gave you an unfair advantage for an entire decade.
In 2025, knowing how to rank in ChatGPT and Gemini will do the same.

We’re sharing a full exclusive GEO Playbook on how to get cited by AI models before your competitors even realize this is a thing.

Inside you’ll find:
▫️ How LLMs actually pick and rank sources
▫️ The 5 pillars of Generative Engine Optimization
▫️ Real examples of startups already ranking in Perplexity and Gemini
▫️ The metrics that matter now: Share of AI Voice, Citation Rate, and Freshness Index

This is the earliest you’ll ever be to a traffic revolution this big:


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