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When Amplitude launched Mixpanel was the big game in town. They were first to market, had raised more money, and had a well-known brand. VCs passed on Amplitude because it seemed like just another Mixpanel.
Today, Amplitude is a $1.5B public company—they're about 2x bigger than Mixpanel. Mixpanel's marketing spend helped educate the market. But before buying an analytics solution most businesses do market research. That's when they'd find out that Amplitude had several features Mixpanel lacked—and they were much, MUCH cheaper.
It's not cool to win on price, but it works. It worked for WalMart, CostCo, Shein, and it worked for Ampltiude.
Here's the story of how it all happened.
Why you should listen:
Keywords
startups, entrepreneurship, analytics, Amplitude, pricing strategy, market positioning, data processing, voice recognition, technology pivot, competitive advantage, market dynamics, differentiation, product-market fit, storytelling, fundraising, startup challenges, customer relationships, analytics tools, business strategy, entrepreneurship
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:06:13) A cool demo-- but a bad business
(00:18:36) Why funding was so hard
(00:25:43) Why lower prices are a big differentiator
(00:40:50) Working 24/7
(00:50:35) Product Market Fit
Send me a message to let me know what you think!
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When Amplitude launched Mixpanel was the big game in town. They were first to market, had raised more money, and had a well-known brand. VCs passed on Amplitude because it seemed like just another Mixpanel.
Today, Amplitude is a $1.5B public company—they're about 2x bigger than Mixpanel. Mixpanel's marketing spend helped educate the market. But before buying an analytics solution most businesses do market research. That's when they'd find out that Amplitude had several features Mixpanel lacked—and they were much, MUCH cheaper.
It's not cool to win on price, but it works. It worked for WalMart, CostCo, Shein, and it worked for Ampltiude.
Here's the story of how it all happened.
Why you should listen:
Keywords
startups, entrepreneurship, analytics, Amplitude, pricing strategy, market positioning, data processing, voice recognition, technology pivot, competitive advantage, market dynamics, differentiation, product-market fit, storytelling, fundraising, startup challenges, customer relationships, analytics tools, business strategy, entrepreneurship
Timestamps:
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:06:13) A cool demo-- but a bad business
(00:18:36) Why funding was so hard
(00:25:43) Why lower prices are a big differentiator
(00:40:50) Working 24/7
(00:50:35) Product Market Fit
Send me a message to let me know what you think!
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