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Founders: Leah Solivan on building and selling TaskRabbit

Leah Solivan, TaskRabbit founder and former CEO, reflects on building a gig-economy business, the stress-related illness that put her in hospital and selling TaskRabbit to IKEA.

Leah Solivan, founder and former CEO of TaskRabbit, reflects on building one of the world鈥檚 most successful gig-economy platforms. She discusses the pressures of scaling a multi-million-dollar business, the stress-related illness that left her in hospital, and the decision to eventually sell TaskRabbit to IKEA.

Presenter: Sarah Rogers
Producer: Niamh McDermott

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(Picture: Leah Solivan. Credit: Audrey Anne Photography)

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