How to Delegate to an EA

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A thousand different entrepreneurs go through delegation journey from novice to world class. People who get to world class all go through the same path and basically everyone starts at the first level which is novice. The next level of delegation is project based delegation that's where instead of saying order some flowers from my friend's birthday you say hey let's plan a partyLet's get a guest list uh here's some gifts you want to do"

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.