Ideation, Finding a Wedge, Seeding a Marketplace and How to Scale Yourself with an EA - with Jonathan Swanson, cofounder of Thumbtack, Athena, and Powerset

1

Introduction

00:00 • 2min

2

How Thumbtack Was Built With a Huge Offshore Workforce

01:40 • 4min

3

The Advantages and Disadvantages of a Dog Rental

05:31 • 4min

4

How to Start a Marketplace for Local Services

09:22 • 2min

5

How to Build a Scalable Marketplace

11:49 • 4min

6

How to Build Trust With Both Sides of the Marketplace When No One Knows Who You Are

15:38 • 3min

7

How to Leverage Offshore Support for Your Startup

19:07 • 4min

8

How to Scale Up a Tech Business in the Philippines

23:27 • 2min

9

The Challenges of Managing Someone Overseas

24:57 • 2min

10

How to Find the Right Thing for Your Business

26:44 • 2min

11

Athena: A Life-Changing Experience

28:55 • 4min

12

How to Delegate More Time to Your Business

33:01 • 2min

13

How to Find More Customers in Communities That Are Unthinkable to Someone Who Doesn't Have an Assistant

34:59 • 2min

14

How to Hire an Assistant to Start a Startup

37:21 • 2min

15

How to Delegate to an EA

38:57 • 2min

16

How to Delegate to a Startup

40:34 • 5min

17

How to Delegate to an EA

45:15 • 5min

18

How to Delegate Your Work to an EA

50:34 • 4min