Errands marketplace TaskRabbit is shaking things up today with a change to its business model. The company says it’s shifting away from the auction model where contractors bid for tasks posted by end ...

TaskRabbit, the U.S. startup that runs a marketplace for people who need help with short-term work and errands, is hopping over the pond for its first international city launch. On Thursday, it will ...

Silicon Valley startup TaskRabbit has launched in the UK, meaning you can now hire someone to do all the chores and errands you have been putting off for ages, or simply don't want to do. The company ...

Jobless Americans find part-time work running others' errands. Aug. 13, 2010— -- Is TaskRabbit the solution for America's unemployment problem? No, but it might be a lifeline for some jobless ...

The errand marketplace hires for longer-term work, and may add benefits The errand marketplace hires for longer-term work, and may add benefits is the editor of the Platformer newsletter and cohost of ...

You can’t consider Chengdu Taste, Boiling Crab or Din Tai Fung for dinner without hesitating over the certainty of the long wait. But what if, through a little planning and some extra cash, you could ...

TaskRabbit CEO Stacy Brown-Philpot is an icon in Silicon Valley as a former Googler, as well as a board member at Nordstrom and HP. She's been with TaskRabbit since 2013. She came on as COO, and was ...

GeekWire chronicles the Pacific Northwest startup scene. Sign up for our weekly startup newsletter, and check out the GeekWire funding tracker and VC directory. by John Cook on Dec 13, 2011 at 11:59 ...

Ever had trouble setting up that new Ikea furniture, or needed eggs for a Sunday morning omelet but didn’t want to run to the store in your jammies? Ever had trouble setting up that new Ikea furniture ...