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Matt guided to low-80% EBITDA margins over the long term despite short-term compute-driven variability; Adam attributed the light quarter to R&D timing. Direct.

Adam said no macro impact; performance model insulates from macro trends. Confirmed strong self-serve retention, customers almost never churn after 30 days of spend.

Adam said GA launch will be noticeable but not immediately transformative given the scale of the business. Model improvements compound over time; ecommerce at roughly 10% of business means even large lifts have bounded impact on totals.

Adam walked through Q4 referral launch creating multiples more onboarding than manual process, with international markets opening simultaneously.

Adam confirmed ecommerce near 10% but constrained by deliberate onboarding limits; expects substantial Q4 ramp with referral launch and international expansion.

Matt reaffirmed 20-30% growth comprising 3-5% quarterly reinforcement learning plus roughly 10% annual from directed model enhancements.

Adam described gradual budget ramp-up as advertisers prove ROI, noting APP is the last major ad platform to launch self-service.

Matt confirmed confidence in material ecommerce revenue in 2025 but noted difficulty predicting timing within the year.

Adam broke down growth into baseline model learning, incremental team improvements, and Q4 seasonality from both gaming and ecommerce.

CEO: carrier market healthy, combined ratios in the 80s across auto and home, with growing homeowners appetite. Agentic overlays on ML traffic bidding lift both VMD effectiveness and efficiency.

CEO said shopping normalizing as rate cycle settles but still YoY search growth. Higher value per referral from competitive advertiser environment offsets volume normalization. New channels and programs continue to drive growth beyond ambient levels.

CFO said VMM in high 20s for year (27-29%), pleased with Q1's 29.3% as new channels scale to better profitability. Business 3x larger than 2023 with same VMM, reflecting efficiency gains offsetting more competitive advertising environment.

CEO argued 80% of value is in proprietary data, traffic engine, and regulated distribution relationships, not replicable by LLMs alone. Insurance rates not accessible via public APIs. Current AI agent experiences are shallow conversational front-ends. EverQuote positioned to lead due to unique data moat from hundreds of millions of shopping events.

CEO described wrapping technology and data services around core referral product. Agent side building one-stop growth shop (telephony, calls, digital services). Early recurring subscription revenue building with agents. Commercial model evolution expected over time.

CEO characterized competitive pressure as typical, most acute in search. More stability in social and video channels where dollars are being redirected. Reactivating pre-downturn channels.

CEO acknowledged home growth muted at 10% YoY due to wildfires and one-to-one disruption. Expects return to higher growth in Q2 as underlying combined ratios improve.

CEO said Smart Campaigns reached critical mass adoption. Performance improves for every adopter. Product builds on proprietary data from tens of millions of quote requests annually.

CEO highlighted AI-powered carrier bidding, agent product expansion, and non-auto verticals. CFO confirmed EBITDA margins to be maintained at or near current 12-13% levels through 2025.

Von Ahn framed the paradox: ~12% of MAU pay vs Spotify near 50%, and is testing longer free trials that grow bookings without adding friction; direct.

Luis said continued user deceleration plus rising AI conviction drove the deeper reinvestment; ~20% DAU growth now expected. Direct.

Asked why the shift now and how long it lasts; Matt noted users grew 55% and bookings about 45% per year over the past 3 years through similar trade-offs, calling the current reprioritization a relatively small financial impact.

Downplayed the sequential MAU decline as following the DAU trend and not a concern, noting the Q1 dead Duo campaign had inflated the base.

Matt said Q2-to-date metrics show no real macro-driven change in trends and noted the business is majority ex-U.S.

Skaruppa called the margin pressure temporary, expecting margins roughly back to historic levels by the back half of 2025, with a modest structural AI cost.

Anthony pointed to all three platform strategies rather than isolating one or two drivers, a partial answer.