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Episode 17: Today, hosts Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista) and Jesse Pujji (@jspujji) are joined by fellow startup entrepreneur Jonathan Swanson. Jonathan is the co-founder and chairman of Thumbtack—a massive technology leader building the modern home management platform. In this episode, Jonathan tells Alex and Jesse all about how he and his co-founders came up with the idea for Thumbtack, the turning points and oh-sh*t moments of growing the business, and his genius delegation tactics that save him hundreds of hours over the course of a year. Time Mapping:(00:50) - Intro(01:51) - Start of Jonathan Swanson interview(04:04) - What keeps Jonathan motivated, even after all of his career success(05:21) - Jonathan Swanson’s upbringing and background(06:20) - Why Jonathan decided to pursue entrepreneurship(09:23) - The early days of starting Thumbtack(15:48) - The moment that changed everything for Thumbtack(17:09) - How Jonathan navigates his co-founder relationship(22:00) - The event that almost killed Thumbtack(27:00) - The overseas employee that changed Jonathan’s trajectory(30:20) - Jonathan’s career path after Thumbtack(33:40) - Jonathan’s tips for how to delegate as a leader(41:21) - Jonathan’s other businesses(45:00) - How Jonathan hacks his personal lifeSubscribe to Morning Brew!Sign up for free today: https://bit.ly/morningbrewytFollow The Brew!Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/morningbrew/Twitter - https://twitter.com/MorningBrewTik Tok - https://www.tiktok.com/@morningbrewYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@TheCrazyOnesPodFollow Our Hosts!Alex Lieberman (@businessbarista)Jesse Pujji (@jspujji) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
