Ideation, Finding a Wedge, Seeding a Marketplace and How to Scale Yourself with an EA - with Jonathan Swanson, cofounder of Thumbtack, Athena, and Powerset
- Author
- Jonathan Swanson, Brian Scordato
- Published
- Wed 10 May 2023
- Episode Link
- https://idea-to-startup.simplecast.com/episodes/ideation-finding-a-wedge-scaling-a-marketplace-and-how-to-work-with-an-ea-with-jonathan-swanson-cofounder-of-thumbtack-athena-and-powerset-KpKqkR_3
Today we chat with Jonathan Swanson, cofounder of Thumbtack, Athena, and Powerset. We cover a ton of ground - starting with the Sunday idea club that led to Thumbtack, how to scale a marketplace, and how to choose ideas you'd happily spent a decade on. Next, we jump into the science of delegation - the idea at the core of Athena. Jonathan talks through how to delegate to an EA, when to start with one, a system of delegation that creates asymmetric upside and what type of founders should consider it.
- Athena deal for Idea to Startup listeners (good through 6/30)
- Athena / Thumbtack / Powerset
- Tacklebox
