Andrew: Hey there freedom fighters. My name is Andrew Warner. I’m the founder of Mixergy.com, home of the ambitious upstart and the place you come for entrepreneur stories.
Today’s guest is a guy who I met at dinner a few months ago. Like I do here in my interviews, I asked him about his business, what his revenues were, and all kinds of stuff that you’re probably not supposed to talk about at dinner. But, his revenues were shocking and his business was very interesting, so I invited him to come here and do an interview.
Today’s guest is Marco Zappacosta. He is the founder of Thumbtack which allows you to hire and verify local professionals for home improvement. For example, if you want to maybe hire someone to fix your sink you’d go to thumbtack.com, and that website will help you find a plumber.
Marco, welcome.
Marco: Thank you. It’s great to be here.
Andrew: Dude, how did I do with your last name? Actually...