What we do: We connect people through an on demand day labor platform four categories: assisted DIY, yard work, cleaning, and moving. We bridge the trust gap that exists between employers and employees in this area. TicTasks is the (r)evolution of the parking lot labor market.

Mission Statement: TicTasks.com is a for-profit social venture founded with the goal of creating jobs in a time when they are needed most. We are an impartial online marketplace where providers can sell their services. Our goal is to bring an amazing hiring experience to the informal labor market. We believe in the honor of a hard day’s work.

Hirer Experience

- Immediate access to qualified, reputation-scored labor

- Easier to hire labor when compared to the intimidating experience of hand-picking workers

- Access to call center if there is a problem

- All directions and job descriptions sent to worker ahead of time

Worker Experience

- Steady flow of jobs

- Trust that they will get paid if the get hired through TicTasks

- Incentive to behave well and get a good reputation

Why This? Why Now?

- Large opportunity. Every day, 117,600 workers are either looking for day-labor jobs or working as day laborers.

- Proliferation of cell phones enables on-demand real time hiring

Founder Backgrounds

Pablo Fuentes, Co-Founder, CEO

- MBA, Stanford GSB (2010)

- BA Political Science, UCLA

- Six years of equity investing experience

- Operational experience working with startup focused on lending to U.S. under-banked Hispanics

Joe Mellin, Co-Founder, COO

- MA Design, Stanford

- BA Physics, UC Berkeley

- Four years of design and engineering experience

- Masters thesis on Wealth Creation in the Day Laborer Market

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