The big problem is that a lot of Americans, whether they are underrepresented minorities or from rural areas, do not know about career opportunities in the tech industry because they may not have had role models who are part of this field or learned about STEM in school.

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Once we closed the acquisition, yes, the branding happened: there was co-branding in the store, there's opportunity for people to see TaskRabbit in the catalog, we've been on a couple of commercials. But what's really happened is the seamlessness, the integration.

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I like to swim a few times a week. It's relaxing, and no one can call, email, or text me while I'm in the pool.

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A lot of entrepreneurship is seeing the future in a way that no one else sees it. Then, it becomes about execution and doing what it takes to succeed.

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I didn't know Penn was an Ivy League school - I didn't know what the Ivy League was. When I got in, they sent me the package, and the tuition was my mother's salary for a year. My mom said, 'We can't afford it.' So I went to the library and found several scholarships and grants and was able to cover 90 percent of my education that way.

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When I was 14, I remember wanting a Coach bag, and my mother couldn't afford it. I decided at that age that I was going to grow up and get a job so that I could buy as many handbags as I wanted. And no one was ever going to stop me.

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The hardest moments of your life in your 20s will provide some of the greatest lessons that will come in handy later.

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I actually studied accounting in college. So I'm a CPA.

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I think that human beings are often looking for a reason to relate.

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I try to take moments to get brain food - I read, I listen to talk radio - and fill my own self with learning.

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When you walk into a room, and you're the only one of something - the only woman or the only African American - that immediate feeling of loneliness happens.

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TaskRabbit is making life better for both consumers and Taskers. In the communities in which we operate, TaskRabbit provides strong economic impact.

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We all have that long to-do list.

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I went to a special public school that was much more focused on academics and learning. My two best teachers were in accounting and calculus, so I fell in love with that, which made me want to go into business.

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It was never an option to not succeed.

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What we get to do at TaskRabbit is create jobs. I'm excited about the opportunity that we have to what I think of is creating everyday work for everyday people.

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I fell in love with the vision of TaskRabbit, which is to revolutionize everyday work.

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I grew up in the city of Detroit, where a lot of people didn't have work opportunities, but they were good, hard-working people, including I had a single mom who took care of me and my brother.

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Expanding internationally is exciting and fun, but the hardest part is really about maintaining culture.

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I'm a representative of what you can become if you work hard and you focus on your education.

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I used to spend my time more on process than strategy. Now, I prioritize my time around strategy, people, and process.

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