'Home help' may seem like a relic of a bygone age, but Sophie Curtis discovers that one company is bringing it into the 21st Century The TaskRabbit app encourages users to book helpers from their ...

Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith says interest in becoming a "tasker" is way up. There's been a noticeable uptick in applications over the past three years, the CEO told the Decoder podcast. Asked if that ...

Last month, errands marketplace TaskRabbit announced plans to shake up its business model, shifting away from the auction- and negotiation-based platform that it founded five years ago to a more ...

Retailers can now embed fixed-price assembly and installation directly into the customer journey with Taskrabbit’s Partner API, from retail checkout to in-home setup SAN FRANCISCO, September 16, 2025- ...

One of the earliest and most prominent startups of the so-called “sharing economy” or “gig economy” is evaluating the possibility of selling itself. As reported by Recode, freelance work marketplace ...

Ask me about the most binge-worthy show on Netflix or the best holiday shopping spots, and I’m all in. But when it comes to home repairs or turning a stack of Ikea parts into a fully functional desk, ...

Odd jobs are as old as time. There have always been folks hiring people to perform tasks they don’t have the time or skills to do themselves. The gig app TaskRabbit makes it easier than ever for ...

At 79, Dan Weiss has found an unconventional way to stay active, earn a solid income and connect with people – assembling furniture on TaskRabbit. The retired mortgage manager from Oakdale, Minnesota, ...

I interviewed Stacy Brown-Philpot, the chief executive officer of TaskRabbit, the online and mobile marketplace that matches freelance labor with local demand to help consumers access immediate ...

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