When I launched TaskRabbit in 2008, I thought entrepreneurship was about persistence. The narrative in Silicon Valley was simple. If you believe in an idea strongly enough and push hard enough, ...

If one thing has become clear this season, it’s that finding the right talent for your team isn’t as easy as picking from a pile of résumés. This week’s Build Mode guest is Leah Solivan, the founder ...

Leah Solivan built Taskrabbit from a recession-era idea into one of the companies that helped define the gig economy. Then she sold it to Ikea in what she describes as a tearful, unanimous board vote.

Sandra Navarro works on Taskrabbit and runs her own handyman business in Arizona. She has a specialty that gets her gigs: assembling Ikea furniture. Last year, Navarro made $37,000 through Taskrabbit ...

Emergency crews responded to reports of a fire and possible explosions at a construction site in downtown Toronto Friday evening, prompting multiple road closures and safety warnings. Toronto Police ...

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The home services marketplace introduces Truck Assisted Moving to provide customers with a seamless, end-to-end relocation experience TORONTO, March 24, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taskrabbit, the global ...

Someone fired shots at the U.S. consulate in Toronto early Tuesday morning, authorities said, though there were no reports of injuries or damage. "The shooting that took place at the U.S. consulate ...

Jewish community leaders are calling for urgent action after three synagogues in the Greater Toronto Area were struck by gunfire over the past week — incidents they say have heightened fears about ...

Taskrabbit CEO Ania Smith sees more people turning to gig work as a result of AI. Experts agree that trade jobs, Taskrabbit's specialty, are less likely to be replaced by bots. Smith shared the ...

Ania Smith, left, and Leah Solivan sat down with Business Insider to talk about Taskrabbit's growth and adoption of AI.TaskRabbit Trade jobs like plumbing are supposed to be among the hardest for AI ...

They lived hoppily ever after. Haley Millstein first laid eyes on her future fiancé Hymie Tawil right before Valentine’s Day in 2022 — when she saw his profile on Taskrabbit while searching for a ...