Marco Zappacosta

CEO, Thumbtack.com

Thumbtack.com
San Francisco, California, United States

Business owner
Member since September 18, 2009

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About Marco

Work/education

Activities

Company profile(s)

Following

Companies I've founded or co-founded:

Thumbtack

Startups I worked for:

Thumbtack

If you are an entrepreneur, why?

I want to change the world.

My favorite startups:

Airbnb, Square, Uber, Kickstarter

What's most frustrating and rewarding about entrepreneurship/innovation?

The most rewarding thing is working with smart, passionate people to build something out of nothing. The most frustrating part is not always being able to bend the world to your will.

What's the No. 1 mistake entrepreneurs make?

Quitting too early.

Full bio

I'm a first-time entrepreneur, energized by my team and passionate about our project. And maybe more importantly, I make a mean pesto: thumbtack.com/italiancookinglessons

Business owner

Own Thumbtack.com as CEO

Education

2007 Columbia University , BA , Political Science

Marco was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Today's Entrepreneur: Marco Zappacosta"

Marco said "We just rolled out two major new features that we've been working on for a long time - you can now pay (or get paid) by credit card for a job completed through Thumbtack. Woohoo! http://www.thumbtack.com/blog/get-paid-instantly-introducing-book-it-now-and-instant-invoice/" via Thumbtack.com's profile

Marco said "Thumbtack just raised $4.5MM in a Series A financing! We'll be doubling our team size quickly - if you know a designer or engineer who'd love to work at a rocketship, send them our way! thumbtack.com/jobs http://www.thumbtack.com/blog/thumbtack-raises-4-5mm-series-a-financing/" via Thumbtack.com's profile

Marco started following Ronny Kerr

Marco started following SpellSpace

Marco was mentioned in a VatorNews article "An Insightful Conversation with Heike Philp"

Marco voted for Thumbtack.com in the competition Geo-Loco Startup Competition

Marco was mentioned in a VatorNews article "Thumbtack (People's Choice) on Juice Box"

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