# Jacob Newman

Jacob Newman is a product manager at Amplitude, focused on the core analytics product. He began his career at startups in the ed-tech and recruiting space.

Source: https://amplitude.com/en-us/blog/author/jacob-newman

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##### Jacob<!-- --> <!-- -->Newman

Principal Product Manager, Amplitude

Jacob is a product manager at Amplitude, focused on the core analytics product. He began his career at startups in the ed-tech and recruiting space, where he learned to build products informed by data. Outside of work, you’ll find him listening to podcasts or getting lost in a sci-fi or fantasy novel.

#### Posts by <!-- -->Jacob

[Read ](/blog/default-prompts-agent-retention)

[Insights](/blog/default-prompts-agent-retention)

###### [Default Prompts Are Tanking Your Agent’s Retention](/blog/default-prompts-agent-retention)

[May 21, 2026](/blog/default-prompts-agent-retention)

[6 min read](/blog/default-prompts-agent-retention)

[Read ](/blog/agent-personality)

[Product](/blog/agent-personality)

###### [Most Teams Ship Agent Personalities by Accident. We Didn’t.](/blog/agent-personality)

[May 13, 2026](/blog/agent-personality)

[6 min read](/blog/agent-personality)

[Read ](/blog/whats-new-with-amplitude-agents)

[Product](/blog/whats-new-with-amplitude-agents)

###### [What’s New with Amplitude Agents](/blog/whats-new-with-amplitude-agents)

[Apr 28, 2026](/blog/whats-new-with-amplitude-agents)

[4 min read](/blog/whats-new-with-amplitude-agents)

[Read ](/blog/agents-understand-product-analytics)

[Product](/blog/agents-understand-product-analytics)

###### [How We Built Agents That Understand The Language of Product Analytics](/blog/agents-understand-product-analytics)

[Apr 13, 2026](/blog/agents-understand-product-analytics)

[20 min read](/blog/agents-understand-product-analytics)

[Read ](/blog/ai-thinks-like-analyst)

[Product](/blog/ai-thinks-like-analyst)

###### [How Amplitude Taught AI to Think Like an Analyst](/blog/ai-thinks-like-analyst)

[Dec 11, 2025](/blog/ai-thinks-like-analyst)

[8 min read](/blog/ai-thinks-like-analyst)

[Read ](/blog/platform-metrics-launch)

[Product](/blog/platform-metrics-launch)

###### [Metrics Reimagined: A New Approach to Get from Insights to Growth](/blog/platform-metrics-launch)

[Apr 30, 2025](/blog/platform-metrics-launch)

[5 min read](/blog/platform-metrics-launch)