Athena: A Life-Changing Experience

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Athena's mission is to really fine-tune the science of delegation. We've been at it for a few years we help over a thousand clients got a team of over a thousand. I think most startup founders should have an assistant very early earlier than people probably expect and should invest in that relationship because it can compound over a decade. So cool so this is a great transition into Athena what you're doing now or one of the things you'redoing now.

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.