Leah Busque Does Your Task For You
Here’s today’s silly question: ever had a task that you didn’t have time to do and wished someone else would do it for you? Of course you have! The solution? Pay someone else to do it.
Leah Busque is the founder and CEO of TaskRabbit.com (formerly RunMyErrand.com). The idea is simple and timeless - pay someone else a nominal fee to do whatever task you need done - but instead of hiring an assistant or nagging your friends, all you have to do is post your requested task on the website and potential “runners” will bid on the sweet privilege of being your lackey.
This kind of service - one-to-one outsourcing - has been covered substantially in recent years thanks to folks like Tim Ferriss (”The 4-Hour Work Week”), but TaskRabbit is the only one (that I know of) with a geeky woman at the helm. TaskRabbit is easy to use (no, I’m not getting kickbacks to say that) and I was pretty impressed with their customer service as well. For many of us, the work that runners can do is limited to the web since they’re only operational in a couple of cities, but the model is a good one. Here’s the geek factor: all of this magic - task assignment, acceptance and payment - happens through the website.
Check out this very cool video interview of Leah about TaskRabbit and its San Francisco expansion.
For more information about Leah Busque, check out the TaskRabbit press page, Leah’s Vimeo Page, her LinkedIn business blog, as well as a Beantown Chowda Chat and an interview in the Boston Globe. You can also follow her on Twitter or check out her LinkedIn profile.
[And if you haven’t checked out Tim Ferriss’ book which covers outsourcing in mind-blowing detail, visit the Amazon link below.]
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