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Opinion
Mixpanel and Amplitude create most data issues for tech companies
“Mixpanel, amplitude, didn't really change for like probably 1520 years which usually creates most of the issues in a company.”
Val Scholz Jun 21, 2024 ▶ 46:49 Val Scholz: How Revolut Acquired Their First 10M Users: Tips, Tactics & Strategies | E1168 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Insight
Balfour: Non-viral B2B startups need day-one growth hires before PMF
“Whereas the amplitude competitor is one where it's like, Hey, I need somebody dedicated on this from day one to drive some volume to understand whether or not what the hell we're building is even close to on the mark.”
Brian Balfour Aug 16, 2023 ▶ 19:55 Brian Balfour: Startup Growth Secrets from HubSpot; Distribution Stratagies; Impact of AI | E1049 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Opinion
Hila Qu calls Google Analytics a last-generation tool compared to Amplitude
“A lot of funders in early stage, they use Google analytics is okay, but it's, I would say it's last generation of analytic tool. You want to have tools like Amplitude or Mixpanel or things like that.”
Hila Qu Jan 18, 2023 ▶ 44:25 Hila Qu: The Ultimate Guide to Product Growth at Your Startup | 20VC #967 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
What-if
Siroker: Optimizely could have built product analytics and beaten Amplitude
“That is the one where in that moment I should have just said, okay, we're going to crush them and do product analytics. I think too much of my ego is associated with that. I should have been more Zuck like and just said, okay, they didn't accept our offer. Let…”
Dan Siroker May 15, 2024 ▶ 1:06:24 Dan Siroker: Second-Time Founders Are More Investable & Why Not To Hire People Out of College |E1153 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Disclosure
Siroker: Optimizely tried to acquire Amplitude when it had four employees
“I tried to buy Amplitude when there are four people. In fact, they were about to raise their, I remember we're sitting at, I think at Chipotle and Soma with Spencer. And I, to this day, I'm so impressed with, I just, I was offering him insane amounts of money,…”
Dan Siroker May 15, 2024 ▶ 1:06:09 Dan Siroker: Second-Time Founders Are More Investable & Why Not To Hire People Out of College |E1153 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
Disclosure
Grady: Sequoia still holds positions in Snowflake, Amplitude, and Datadog
“We still own a bunch of Snowflake. We own a bunch of Amplitude. We actually own a bunch of Datadog.”
Pat Grady Jul 8, 2024 ▶ 33:37 Pat Grady: Sequoia Partner on Investing Lessons from Doug Leone, Roelof Botha and Alfred Lin | E1174 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings
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