spenser: it definitely helped.s first learning about the process, i spent a lot of time studying the different ways that you could go public, firstly through a spac, traditional ipo, modified ipo, and direct listing. it was so clear that the advantages of a direct listing were head and shoulders above everyone else. you can get market-based pricing for your stock on the very first day. the problem with the traditional ipo is you are effectively selling what should be worth a dollar for fifty cents. as a fiduciary to my shareholders, there was no way anyone could get me to do a traditional ipo, whether or not we had benchmark on the board. we are excited about their support. it's the second direct listing they've done. what's also exciting, it's the first direct listing for a lot of the other vcs on our board, including the folks at sequoia and a few others. emily: amplitude is what adobe does for marketing and sales force does for sales -- salesforce does for sales. much has been made about your leadership. do you