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A Day in the Life of Taskrabbit Founder, VC Investor, Mom Leah Solivan ...
Leah Solivan. Audrey Anne Photography As told to Robin Madell You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. 2026-04-29T09:05:01.306Z This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Leah Solivan, the 46-year-old founder of Taskrabbit and an investor and entrepreneur from the San Francisco Bay Area. It's been edited for length and clarity.I run a venture firm called Precedent.vc, I'm finishing a book, and I have four kids. Balance isn't a word I'd use — I prefer logistics. I have a rhythm that helps me stay sharp and mostly sane. I've been told that my superpower is controlling chaos.I started my career as a software engineer at IBM and worked there for eight years before I founded Taskrabbit in 2008. I left in 2017 when we sold the company to Ikea.After Taskrabbit, I started my VC firm because I knew I could offer founders the operational support and empathy to scale their companies. I have three people on my team. I still use Taskrabbit myself and have my favorite taskers I've been using for over a decade. There's always a lot going on, and I have a podcast, so I'm constantly interviewing founders, entrepreneurs, and investors. Here's a day in my life.I start my morning with a coffee in the largest mug I can find Solivan's home office. Audrey Anne Photography I blend in a scoop of creatine, collagen, and colostrum powder — it's my version of protein coffee. It looks weird, but I'd literally never skip it.I check overnight WhatsApp threads and get a jump-start on the day before my house explodes into motion. I can get through WhatsApp, iMessage, Instagram, and email before the kids get up. I work from home every day, and I have a specific routine. I get the kids up every morning and get them ready for school, take them to school, and I'm back at my desk by 8:30 a.m.We have backyard chickens, and their eggs are my breakfast obsession Solivan collects eggs every morning. Audrey Anne Photography I love eggs over easy, with a scoop of cottage cheese, wrapped in a tortilla. It's fast, filling, and feels vaguely gourmet — especially when I remember I collected those eggs myself.We're lucky to live in a place that's still a city, but we have some space outdoors. With that came the idea to get backyard chickens and, more recently, two garden cats.I enjoy going out in the morning, checking on the chickens, feeding the cats, and grabbing some eggs for breakfast. It's a nice contrast to the speed a...
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