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December 19, 2013 11:04 pm GMT

Busy? Have Someone Else Run Your Errands

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It's time to stop sending the interns to pick up your dry cleaning.

In 2008, after running out of dog food on a winter evening, a lightbulb went off in Leah Busque's headOne of my neighbors is probably at the store right now — wouldn't it be great if I could connect with them online?

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Cut to five years later, and that lightbulb of an idea has evolved into TaskRabbit, the popular online and mobile marketplace that connects the not-enough-hours-in-the-day professional, family or small business with background-checked "TaskRabbits" that receive payment for running errands like grocery shopping, house cleaning — even birthday gift deliveries. Read more...

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