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    We're Here to Help Trailer

    We're Here to Help Trailer

    Jake Johnson (New Girl, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse) and Gareth Reynolds (The Dollop) don't feel qualified to give strangers good advice. Most of their friendship over the last 15 years has been based around dumb bits, but they do (for better or worse) want to try to help people out. Like your friendly local bartender or your tipsy uncle at a family gathering, Jake and Gareth are on the caller's side and trying to help. 

    Each episode, the guys make several pitches to callers (whose questions range from trivial to serious) with their best attempts of advice. They can't promise their suggestions will be perfect, but it will be the best they've got. Jake and Gareth also occasionally bring on a friend, peer or even an expert to help along the way.

    Stay tuned for the first episode of We're Here to Help on August 22nd!

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    E1010: TWiST Live! Thumbtack CEO & Co-founder Marco Zappacosta shares insights on pivoting to optimize for consumer experience, starting a company during the great recession vs. 2019, fundraising tips & the future of Thumbtack

    E1010: TWiST Live! Thumbtack CEO & Co-founder Marco Zappacosta shares insights on pivoting to optimize for consumer experience, starting a company during the great recession vs. 2019, fundraising tips & the future of Thumbtack
    0:52 Jason intros TWiST Live guest and one of his first investments Marco Zappacosta & Marco describes how they met in 2010
    2:28 What did Thumbtack look like back in 2010? How has it changed in 2019?
    6:09 Dealing with regional price differences
    7:58 How much has mobile demand increased since starting Thumbtack?
    11:53 What was it like running a startup in 2010 vs. 2019?
    14:38 Impact of starting Thumbtack 2 weeks before Lehman Brothers went out of business
    15:43 How did Marco's first try at institutional fundraising go? What did he learn from a bad investor experience?
    23:13 What should founders optimize for during fundraising?
    27:50 What drove growth at Thumbtack? How did they reach $10M in revenue? How did they remain focused on digging after striking oil?
    31:56 Focusing on output over input
    35:07 Transforming the Thumbtack experience after hitting $100M in revenue
    44:33 What has Marco learned about building a marketplace over the past decade?
    52:22 How has the gig-economy impacted overall employment in the US?
    56:59 What is private/public healthcare's impact on entrepreneurship in a society?
    1:02:33 How is Thumbtack dealing with the scarcity of trade workers?
    1:04:41 What advice would Marco give himself in 2010?
    1:07:16 Thoughts on minimum wage?