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 ...

I'm the writer for the Forbes C-Suite newsletter series. Disney’s current leadership made some magic happen last week, though not the kind usually linked to the company. At its annual shareholders ...

Uber appears to be developing a new service called “Chore.” The service would work like TaskRabbit — Uber users can hire “taskers” for various small jobs. Will the Uber app compete with TaskRabbit, or ...

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

If you know your way around the toolbox, you’ve seen many platforms promising to turn your skills into a viable side hustle. Two of the most popular of these sites are Taskrabbit and Handy. Both ...

The oft-debated recession indicator. Lipstick sales, the "men's underwear index," and … an increase in Taskrabbit applications? There's been an uptick in recent years in the number of people looking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When I launched TaskRabbit in 2008, I thought entrepreneurship was about persistence. The narrative in Silicon Valley was simple.

With the festive season close at hand, demand for winter side gigs is on the rise, according to services platform Taskrabbit, with some tasks paying over $50 an hour. Starting at the end of October, ...

Nov 12, 2025, 11:53pm PST Updated: Nov 13, 2025, 2:15am PST Adam Pardee Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith poses for a photo inside the Taskrabbit offices in San Francisco, Calif. on Oct. 21, 2025. From the ...