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. i m able to make my own schedule, set my own hours and price rates so i don t 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 lack of predictability of the scheduling? yeah, i do at times. when it slows down. it s hard to plan out your week when you don t have your schedule set. the on-demand economy is a sort of new cultural frontier with plenty of benefits and also some uncalculated costs. what are the consequences of the rise of the on-demand economy for the american workforce. jeremy is a professor at stanford s business school. where people have health care
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 i ll run errands for you or it could be that i m a licensed plummer and i ll do plumbing on the outside outside of my normal job and i ll 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? that s a good question. cyber guy. cyber guy. coming up here the supreme court justices making a major decision about same-sex marriage and some are asking should their lifetime appointments be reconsidered? former presidential candidate
you ll be talking about today. first up, michaela. let s 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. he s being rewarded for his honesty. he s so far received $73,000 in donations. warms your heart, doesn t it? time now for business news and christine romans. the iphone hits stores on friday morning but maybe you can t wake up at dawn to wait in line. task rabbit is advertising line sitters to go in line to wait for you. it will cost $14 an hour. grand theft auto 5 sold a record
rabbit? guess what, founded by a woman. a very young woman, might i add. here is cnn s dan simon. so i m thinking if we can have trust plus efficiency as like an equation or something reporter: she s 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 5x d our revenue, quadrupled the number of active users as part of our user base and launched ten major cities across the country. three chocolate chip cookies and three peanut butter. reporter: task rabbit allows you to hire people to do small jobs. joyce apple is a taskrabbit hired to deliver sweets to a party. i am my own boss, per se, being a taskrabbit. helps me to manage my time and i
same time it was disheartening to see my head placed on a male s body. as if masculine features are synonymous with uber success. i ve never been a male entrepreneur, so i m 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 doesn t 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 about 50/50. the baby has been easy. the baby has been way easier than everyone made it out to be. reporter: as for fellow tech executives like yahoo! s marissa mayer and what seems like a constant focus on her being a woman ceo when is she just going to become a ceo? when was hillary clinton going to become just someone running for president? i mean, i don t know. that s a good question. i think it is going to take some time. reporter: dan simon, cnn, san