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Leah Solivan

Leah Solivan

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Career Timeline

  • 2006 — Product Manager at Google

    Joined Google as a product manager, contributing to the development of Google Maps and other consumer-facing product lines during her tenure.

  • 2008 — Founder of RunMyErrand (TaskRabbit predecessor)

    Launched the peer-to-peer errand and task-running platform as a side project while employed at Google, initially operating in the San Francisco Bay Area to connect users with local service providers for small, everyday tasks.

  • 2009 — Full-time CEO of TaskRabbit

    Departed Google to lead TaskRabbit full-time, overseeing the company's 2010 rebranding from RunMyErrand to TaskRabbit and its expansion to additional U.S. markets.

  • 2017 — General Partner at Fuel Capital

    Following IKEA's acquisition of TaskRabbit, joined early-stage venture capital firm Fuel Capital as a General Partner, focusing on investments in consumer technology, future of work, and climate-focused startups.

Episodes

EP 714

Advice Line with Leah Solivan of Taskrabbit (September 2024)

Leah Solivan, Travis Boersma
Poppy Notes, My Love Your Love, Dynabuddy, Taskrabbit

TaskRabbit founder Leah Solivan returns to the HIBT Advice Line to help three founders solve real growth problems. Kate Pitner explains how her design background and pandemic-born greeting card app Poppy Notes struggle to stand out in the App Store. Sean Sarekli shares the unique acquisition challenge of My Love Your Love, a couples coaching app where every user needs a partner to join. Allan Ward asks how to recruit early adopters for Dynabuddy, a dinosaur-themed music education platform for kids. Leah draws on marketplace experience to offer practical advice on trust, storytelling, and finding the right first customers.

Mar 20, 202549 min

Related Companies

Taskrabbit

Taskrabbit is a peer-to-peer task platform connecting users with vetted local taskers for errands like furniture assembly and grocery runs. It launched in 2008. Users post tasks, set budgets, and pick taskers via reviews, with operations in over 200 US and UK cities and 1 million taskers as of 2023.

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