Thomas Hansen
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Just continue to have your optimism and your belief in what you're doing and just apply tenacity, full speed ahead. Don't give up. If you believe in it, full speed ahead. Of course, as you go along and as you get feedback, you tweak, you learn, you build a better widget, whatever it is you build. But just Don't give up on that enthusiasm, that energy, that optimism.
Just continue to have your optimism and your belief in what you're doing and just apply tenacity, full speed ahead. Don't give up. If you believe in it, full speed ahead. Of course, as you go along and as you get feedback, you tweak, you learn, you build a better widget, whatever it is you build. But just Don't give up on that enthusiasm, that energy, that optimism.
Just continue to have your optimism and your belief in what you're doing and just apply tenacity, full speed ahead. Don't give up. If you believe in it, full speed ahead. Of course, as you go along and as you get feedback, you tweak, you learn, you build a better widget, whatever it is you build. But just Don't give up on that enthusiasm, that energy, that optimism.
That is what's going to enable you to power through. That is what I've seen from the amazing founder CEOs that I've had the opportunity to work for, to work with, and to get to know over the years. That is the one common thread across it, their belief in what they're doing, their enthusiasm, their energy, and their tenacity. My name is Thomas Hansen, and I'm the president of Amplitude.
That is what's going to enable you to power through. That is what I've seen from the amazing founder CEOs that I've had the opportunity to work for, to work with, and to get to know over the years. That is the one common thread across it, their belief in what they're doing, their enthusiasm, their energy, and their tenacity. My name is Thomas Hansen, and I'm the president of Amplitude.
That is what's going to enable you to power through. That is what I've seen from the amazing founder CEOs that I've had the opportunity to work for, to work with, and to get to know over the years. That is the one common thread across it, their belief in what they're doing, their enthusiasm, their energy, and their tenacity. My name is Thomas Hansen, and I'm the president of Amplitude.
Who built the teams that have their back.
Who built the teams that have their back.
Who built the teams that have their back.
The company got started roughly 15 years ago by our three co-founders, Curtis, Jeffrey, and our CEO, Spencer. And what we do, it's very straightforward. We offer a digital analytics platform, and we help companies unlock the power of their products by providing clear insights into their customers' behavior, so they can take action faster.
The company got started roughly 15 years ago by our three co-founders, Curtis, Jeffrey, and our CEO, Spencer. And what we do, it's very straightforward. We offer a digital analytics platform, and we help companies unlock the power of their products by providing clear insights into their customers' behavior, so they can take action faster.
The company got started roughly 15 years ago by our three co-founders, Curtis, Jeffrey, and our CEO, Spencer. And what we do, it's very straightforward. We offer a digital analytics platform, and we help companies unlock the power of their products by providing clear insights into their customers' behavior, so they can take action faster.
Essentially, it allows our customers to build better products and to better monetize their customers. That's it. I got introduced by Sequoia Capital, who was an early investor into Amplitude and still is on our board.
Essentially, it allows our customers to build better products and to better monetize their customers. That's it. I got introduced by Sequoia Capital, who was an early investor into Amplitude and still is on our board.
Essentially, it allows our customers to build better products and to better monetize their customers. That's it. I got introduced by Sequoia Capital, who was an early investor into Amplitude and still is on our board.
They called me one day and said to me, hey, we know you're not really ready to go and do something else, but we really would like to go meet this incredible CEO of Amplitude, Spencer. So Spencer and I met for a coffee and something happened. We both realized that there was a really good fit between the two of us. that we could really complement each other. We continued dating over a month or so.
They called me one day and said to me, hey, we know you're not really ready to go and do something else, but we really would like to go meet this incredible CEO of Amplitude, Spencer. So Spencer and I met for a coffee and something happened. We both realized that there was a really good fit between the two of us. that we could really complement each other. We continued dating over a month or so.
They called me one day and said to me, hey, we know you're not really ready to go and do something else, but we really would like to go meet this incredible CEO of Amplitude, Spencer. So Spencer and I met for a coffee and something happened. We both realized that there was a really good fit between the two of us. that we could really complement each other. We continued dating over a month or so.
We met four times face to face over a month. We spent close to 15 hours together. And that may sound like a lot, but listen, in the type of role that he's in and I'm in, that type of partnership, you just gotta get it right. You gotta get it right in terms of really having complimentary type of relationship. You've got to make sure that there's trust.
We met four times face to face over a month. We spent close to 15 hours together. And that may sound like a lot, but listen, in the type of role that he's in and I'm in, that type of partnership, you just gotta get it right. You gotta get it right in terms of really having complimentary type of relationship. You've got to make sure that there's trust.