Tag: TaskRabbit

How Temporary Labor Marketplace Vendors Are Running on a Broken Model

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Studies estimate by 2020, more than 40% of the American workforce or some 60 million people will be independent workers-freelancers, contractors and temporary employees. Companies like UpWork and TaskRabbit have derived from this growth in temporary labor, bringing a lot of innovation and attention to this sphere in the total workforce ecosystem. With this attention… Read more »

Is the Gig Economy Changing Entrepreneurship?

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For years, innovation within the marketplace has consisted of entrepreneurs creating new processes, products and plans to satisfy the evolution of consumer needs. As we continue on in the Information Age, these new ideas have evolved to be less about new ideas and more about “new ways” to reach the end goal of customer satisfaction…. Read more »