Spenser Skates

@spenserskates

CEO, cofounder at Amplitude

San Francisco, CA
amplitude.com
Joined January 2013
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  1. Retweeted
    Aug 17

    Building more is very rarely the answer. I find that engineering-centric entrepreneurs build about 10x too much and talk to their customer about 10x too little.

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  2. Aug 9

    Welcome ! Excited to have someone as thoughtful as you owning how we can make parental leave great at Amplitude:

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  3. Jul 18

    Immediately thought of you ! Need to get every new hire at into this mindset :)

    The best employees their first week point out something that could be done better ... And ask if they could own it / fix it / improve it Like almost always
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    Jul 17

    A key realization in business and life is that a major reason why people are pervasively not honest about what they want is that people pervasively do not know what they want. That's a major reason why sales is effective (and socially useful).

    One tip for working at small companies: Job postings don't mean much. Small business owners don't have time to think about every possible role that could help them. If you like the company reach out with a resume & ask if you can help. They're also usually flexible about remote.
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  5. Jul 12

    A lovely comic on ambition

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    Jul 7

    RIP Marketing ☠️👈🏼

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    Jul 1

    I will never, never stop facepalming about people with “capitalist” very literally in their job title complaining about what labor costs these days. I’d be at least mildly sympathetic if they e.g. ran a charming local cafe. But when your literal job is allocating efficiently...

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    Jun 30

    9 things you can learn from my experience starting Y Combinator:

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    Jun 8

    Congratulations to two incredible alumni.

    . and I are happy to announce we’re officially engaged!
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    Jun 4

    1/ A few weeks back I asked folks for suggestions on the best writing on product management. I promised to compile & share back everything I've found, so here goes:

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  11. Jun 3

    The Psychology of Money:

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  12. May 26

    So true! Money is just one resource among many. something salespeople have known since the beginning of time. Economics could learn a lot from sales

    Economists pay too little attention to the problems caused by valuing everything in terms of money
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    May 26

    GARETH. BALE. One of the greatest goals EVER. Watch it a billion times.

    Bale bicycle kick
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  14. May 21

    Hacker News hits the nail on the head with the core conflict RE housing

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  15. May 17

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  16. May 17

    Getting ready to kickoff Roadmap San Francisco Product Summit!

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  17. May 17

    Sheep Logic:

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    May 9

    Just because I’m feeling a little sassy.

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  19. May 3

    In depth view of the state of B2B software from the world’s most successful SaaS VCs: @jloganbartlett

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  20. Apr 23

    Interview with Josh James, the archetypical sales SaaS CEO:

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