Rahil Pirani

Rahil Pirani

Founder building AI-first search tools

About

I build software that helps businesses adapt to how technology actually works, not how it used to. Most of my work sits at the intersection of AI, search, and structured data. I am especially interested in how knowledge is surfaced, trusted, and cited as search shifts toward AI-generated answers. I am currently building upword, an Answer Engine Optimization platform focused on helping local businesses turn real expertise into content that AI systems can understand and reference. I care about clarity, long-term value, and building things that age well.

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Ask Me Anything About Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) for Local Businesses

Hey everyone I m Rahil, founder of upword.

We re now live on Product Hunt, and I want to use this space to answer your real questions about surviving (and winning) in an AI-first search world.

Rahil Pirani•

18d ago

The Missing Layer Between SEO and AI

Hey Product Hunt

Search is shifting from links to answers.

Customers are asking AI instead of Googling.

Rahil Pirani•

15d ago

upword. - Help local businesses win in Google AI and answer engines

As AI replaces the old ‘10 blue links,’ local businesses need a new way to be found. upword. transforms their real expertise into structured, trusted content so AI engines like ChatGPT and Google AI actually choose them as the answer. upword. helps local businesses become the answer AI shows in ChatGPT and Google AI, not the link it skips.
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