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Insurance, fewer people are part of retirement plans. you can build an economy funded on a bunch of crummy jobs because then you have a crummy society. >> 67% of those who worked as independence contractors said they wouldnt choose to do it again, according to a survey, but in an economy where wages are stagnant, these gig jobs are often filling the gaps. leah is the founder and executive chair woman of task rabbit. >> an average tasker, the way we measure it, is theyre paying up to three import...

Hired by task rabbit. he works 15 hours a week for task rabbit. he says it works great with his school schedule. >> i like the flexibility. im able to make my own schedule, set my own hours and price rates so i dont have to answer to anyone. >> max is one of an estimated 45 million americans powering this new on-demand economy, either performing a service or offering goods as independent contractors. he said his work can earn him $1,000 a week. >> do you ever find yourself frustrated with the la...

Task rabbit. you set your own rate. you could make as much as $30 an hour putting your services out there. it could be that ill run errands for you or it could be that im a licensed plummer and ill do plumbing on the outside outside of my normal job and ill do it for $51 an hour. you accept the task out there as the person earning cash. we have more of these apps on line where? >> fox and friends.com. >> and? >> thats a good question. >> cyber guy. >> cyber guy. coming up here the supreme cour...

Youll be talking about today. first up, michaela. lets take a look in the "new york daily news" hottest jobs for graduating class of 2018, health and marketing. bill and hillary clinton backing de blasio. "the new york post," a homeless man from boston, he found a bag filled with $40,000 in travelers checks and turned it in to police. hes being rewarded for his honesty. hes so far received $73,000 in donations. warms your heart, doesnt it? time now for business news and christine romans. >> ...

Rabbit? guess what, founded by a woman. a very young woman, might i add. here is cnns dan simon. >> so im thinking if we can have trust plus efficiency as like an equation or something -- >> reporter: shes been compared to mark zuckerberg, smart, entrepreneurial and driven. at 32 years old, leah buskey is the founder and ceo of what is one of the biggest up and comers in america, task rabbit. >> over the past 12 months we have 5xd our revenue, quadrupled the number of active users as part of our...

Same time it was disheartening to see my head placed on a males body. as if masculine features are synonymous with uber success. >> ive never been a male entrepreneur, so im not really sure what sort of challenges they may face versus my own. being an entrepreneur is hard, all around. it is not easy. >> reporter: she repeatedly says she doesnt focus on gender. still, the other top executives at taskrabbit are also women. she says they were just the most qualified. overall, she says the staff is ...

Can do for ourselves. >> so that is sheryl sandberg on "60 minutes." here is former first lady laura bush, she is chiming in on this whole lean in movement. of course, the title of sheryl sandbergs new book. laura bush talked to erin burnett. >> i have two girls, who have been leaning in since the day they were born, i think. theyre both very interested in the outside world, and in life outside of themselves. when you go through those teenage years, teenagers are usually very self-conscious and ...

Services. a lot of the them are premium and it can be hard to assess what the final price will be. >> and stella, the thing that mike responded to, and don who was so amazing in the spot, the finances. >> oh, my god, indeed. that was scary. i think that what happens is that it is really important to pay attention to what you do so well. she was glowing when it came to the french toast. i mean, she loves that part. so if you are not good at something, dont just ignore it, and dont do anything, bu...

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