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Baseten nabs $20M to make it easier to build machine learning-based applications
As the tech world inches a closer to the idea of artificial general intelligence, we’re seeing another interesting theme emerging in the ongoing democratization of AI: a wave of startups…
YC-backed Cleanly merges with NextCleaners to vertically integrate
Cleanly, the YC-backed company that looked to bring tech to the laundry industry, has today announced a merger with NextCleaners. The New York-based companies signed an all-stock deal after more…
Not every service needs to be an on-demand service
In recent months, we’ve seen several well-funded startups with strong teams either going through layoffs or shutting down entirely. The natural question to ask is why? The short answer is…
Handybook Hoovers Up Exec For “Under $10M” To Sweep The Home Services Market
Justin Kan launched Exec in early 2012 as an on-demand errand service for businesses, but over time, morphed into a cleaning service to focus on its most popular offering. Unable…
Exec Drops Prices For Its Home Cleaning Service By 25 Percent
Exec says that it’s dropping prices for its home cleaning service in all nine markets by 25 percent. Founder and CEO Justin Kan told me that customers will still get…
R.I.P. Lazy Times: Exec Shuts Down Errand Service But Keeps Cleaning
You’re going to have to do that chore yourself, because the venture capitalist won’t pay for it anymore. Exec couldn’t find a way to scale its “Errands” on-demand personal assistant…
On-Demand Helper Startup Wunwun Launches Branded Delivery Services For Businesses
On-demand helper startup WunWun has for the past few months offered consumers the ability to get pretty much anything delivered for a flat rate. Now, the company is offering its…
Exec CEO Justin Kan Talks Competition, Cleaning, And Future Plans
Hot on the heels of Exec’s Cleaning Service launch in NYC, we couldn’t resist the opportunity to get CEO and co-founder Justin Kan in the studio for a quick chat.…
Exec Expands Its House-Cleaning Service To New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago And Boston
Starting a service that lets people request real-life humans to do tasks for them or clean up their apartment is no small feat. Exec’s founder and CEO, Justin Kan, set…
Exec Launches A Cleaning-Only App, Expands to Seattle As Housework Makes Up 50% Of Sales
Exec — the Y Combinator-backed app that does your errands on-demand — just launched a cleaning-only app. It’s a decision that makes sense as housework has ended up being about…
The World’s Most Depressing Tech Infographic Says You’re Dead In 9 Years
Thanks Exec, for reminding us that we spend most of our days in a hamster wheel. The point of its new infographic was to show that life is too short…
Want To Pitch A VC While He Cleans Your House? Exec And Shervin Pishevar Thought So
Exec, which is a service focused on San Francisco professionals, does all types of tasks for you at pretty decent rates. I’ve used the service to have papers scanned and…
Underwear On Your Floor? YC’s Exec Has A House Cleaning Service For That
Here’s to iteration. When Justin Kan first launched Exec, a service for getting errands done on demand, I was one of the first beta testers. We had a housecleaning and…
Errand Outsourcing Startup Exec Tests Out A Faster, More Expensive Cleaning Service
Exec, the Uber-meets-Taskrabbit app that allows you to instantly hire people to perform basic jobs, is testing out a new version of its cleaning service. In the future, cleaning with…
Exec, The Mobile App For Errands, Adds Messaging (Oh, And Sam Altman Led Their Round)
Exec, which is kind of like Uber-meets-Taskrabbit, is overhauling its product today. It’s adding iMessages-like functionality to the app that makes it easier for customers to sync up with the…
Exec, The YC-Backed Mobile App For Instantly Doing Your Errands, Raises $3.3M
Exec, a mobile app that instantly gets people to do your errands, has raised $3.3 million, according to an SEC filing. The company’s co-founder Justin Kan, who is also behind…
Want To Rent A Founder? Justin Kan’s Exec Is Making That Happen (For Charity)
Justin Kan is a busy guy. The serial entrepreneur is best known as the founder of Justin.tv, the online community that lets users broadcast, watch, and interact around video. Last…
Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies And Startups Today
You’re paying your developer $150,000 a year plus change. Why let them get distracted by dry cleaning or grocery shopping? While the very biggest companies like Google and Facebook have…
