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" I grew up in the city of Detroit, where things were just bad. "
Stacy Brown-Philpot
City
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" When I was 14, I remember wanting a Coach bag, and my mother couldn't afford it. I decided at that age that I was going to grow up and get a job so that I could buy as many handbags as I wanted. And no one was ever going to stop me. "
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" What we get to do at TaskRabbit is create jobs. I'm excited about the opportunity that we have to what I think of is creating everyday work for everyday people. "
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" My mother was a single mom, and she was a claims adjuster at an insurance company. She actually dropped out of school - she was going to become a registered nurse - because she had to take care of me and my brother. "
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" One goal for Silicon Valley must be to redouble our collective efforts to make sure people of all backgrounds are aware of opportunities in tech. "
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" In the future, when I come home, most of the things that I need to worry about are solved so I can spend time with my family. "
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Home
Family
" We all have that long to-do list. "
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" I have learned, as I get older, just to be who I am. "
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" I didn't know Penn was an Ivy League school - I didn't know what the Ivy League was. When I got in, they sent me the package, and the tuition was my mother's salary for a year. My mom said, 'We can't afford it.' So I went to the library and found several scholarships and grants and was able to cover 90 percent of my education that way. "
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" I fell in love with the vision of TaskRabbit, which is to revolutionize everyday work. "
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" I used to watch 'The Jetsons' growing up. I used to think that this woman, Rosie, the robot housekeeper, was going to exist. I think we're far away from that happening. "
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" Our end goal is for TaskRabbit to be for everybody and everywhere and every device. "
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End
" The future of work is really about people deciding to live and work in the way that they want. "
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" I like to swim a few times a week. It's relaxing, and no one can call, email, or text me while I'm in the pool. "
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Email
" Everybody in my family who had a job worked in the auto industry or something related to it. "
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" The future of work is changing. It's becoming a world where you are owning a lot about how you make your living. "
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