Task Rabbit
Company/Tool Name: TaskRabbit
Website: www.TaskRabbit.com
Twitter: www.Twitter.com/TaskRabbit
Facebook: www.Facebook.com/TaskRabbit
What is the “problem” that your tool seeks to solve?
When planning an event, there is an overwhelming amount of work to be done and details to consider. It’s often difficult to find enough people to pitch in to make sure the event goes smoothly. Full time labor is expensive and, thanks to recent technological innovations, unnecessary. TaskRabbit offers cost effective support on a per-project basis that is both reliable and affordable. TaskRabbit is an online Web and mobile marketplace where people can go to outsource errands and jobs to people in their community. TaskRabbit makes it easy to post anything you need done, and have a background-checked ‘TaskRabbit’ in your neighborhood complete it for you. Event planning help is one of our most popular Tasks. Relevant examples are here, here, and here.
What is the best audience for this tool? Corporate events? Social? Other? Large? Small?
For event help, small to medium businesses benefit most from using TaskRabbit.
How is your tool different from/better than the competition?
Although there other companies offering similar products, none replicate the experience that TaskRabbit delivers. Regarding some specific differentiation, here is a snapshot:
- At TaskRabbit, we are dedicated to a great and seamless user experience. So much so that we spent the first two years of our business perfecting our robust back-end operations engine, including a unique payment system and messaging platform that enables TaskPosters and TaskRabbits to discuss Tasks to ensure satisfaction (example here: http://www.taskrabbit.com/tasks/laundry-in-harvard-square#). We tested these features in Boston and San Francisco before expanding TaskRabbit nationally, which is now well under way.
- TaskRabbit is also dedicated to creating a safe and secure community for our users – TaskPosters and TaskRabbits alike. Each and every TaskRabbit goes through a four-step application process, including a criminal background check, to create a fully-vetted, secure digital community.
What is the single coolest feature of your product?
Being able to name your price on TaskRabbit is one of the best features the service has to offer. When a TaskPoster posts a Task, he/she selects the maximum amount they’d be willing to pay. This means that you only pay what you are comfortable with, because you choose the price.
Anything else we need to know?
As mentioned above, 100 percent of our TaskRabbits are fully vetted so the system is trusted and secure. In any peer-to-peer marketplace, trust and security should be upmost priorities. Additionally, the TaskRabbit community is both loyal and enthusiastic. The TaskRabbit base is full of friendly, spunky, trustworthy and resourceful people who will go above and beyond to make sure each and every Task is completed to the highest level of satisfaction.
