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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(ABC News) -Justin Prim isn't just a bike messenger. He's part of a new wave of self-employed go-getters, some making six figures, who are capitalizing on something called 'the sharing economy.' 'For ...

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 ...

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 ...

IKEA agreed to acquire Silicon Valley startup TaskRabbit—the online marketplace that connects people with freelancers willing to run errands and do odd jobs—combining the pioneer of the flat pack with ...