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Turo turned private cars into a rentable asset class — the “Airbnb of cars,” where hosts list their vehicles and travelers skip the rental counter entirely. It’s the biggest peer-to-peer car sharing marketplace in the world, and for millions of … Continue reading →

A dog walking app solves a very old problem with a very modern flow: your dog needs out at 2pm, you’re stuck at work, and somewhere within a mile of your house is a person who’d happily walk them for … Continue reading →

Bark.com is one of the biggest lead-generation platforms for local services — but spend ten minutes in any tradespeople forum and you’ll find the same complaints on repeat: credits spent on leads that never answer the phone, the same customer … Continue reading →

Craigslist proved that people will buy and sell almost anything locally. OfferUp proved they’d rather do it from their phone — with photos that look good, sellers they can rate, and chat that doesn’t mean handing out their email to … Continue reading →

Angi started life in 1995 as Angie’s List — a paid directory where homeowners shared honest reviews of local contractors. Three decades, a HomeAdvisor merger, and a 2021 rebrand later, it’s one of the biggest home services platforms in the … Continue reading →

A dripping tap, a fridge that stopped fridging, walls that desperately need paint. Life at home generates an endless to-do list, and most of us have neither the time nor the skills to work through it. That’s exactly the problem … Continue reading →

Need to make some extra cash mounting TVs, walking dogs, or helping people move couches? There’s an app for that. Actually, there are dozens. Odd jobs apps have turned “I’m handy and I’ve got free time” into a real income … Continue reading →

A leaking faucet at 9pm. Flat-pack furniture that refuses to become a wardrobe. A fence that needs painting before the in-laws visit. Thats how you need a home repair app that works. Ten years ago you’d flip through a phone … Continue reading →

If you run a service business, you’ve probably asked yourself the question at some point: is Thumbtack worth it, or am I just paying for leads that go nowhere? The honest answer is: it depends — on your industry, your … Continue reading →

Facebook Marketplace is huge, but it’s far from perfect. Sellers complain about lowballers, no-shows, scam attempts, and the simple fact that you need a Facebook account to use it at all. And its too popular, because it covers so many … Continue reading →