Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies And Startups Today

Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by justin on Monday March 26, 2012 @01:01PM (#3757577)

Lots of our customers are using Exec as a way to provide their team members with more leisure time. The way I normally pitch it is that if you want to go grocery shopping to get ingredients for a special meal you are going to cook and you will enjoy, then by all means, go for it. If grocery shopping is a chore that you don't look forward to, then outsource it. You should outsource the things you don't want to do to leave more time for the things you want to do.

Personally, I dislike having errands that require me to physically leave the office disrupt my work day, especially on days where I need solid chunks of time programming. Our goal with Exec for Companies is to help teams spend more time doing what they want to do.

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by nullflux on Monday March 26, 2012 @11:41PM (#3759911)

"Lots of our customers are using Exec as a way to provide their team members with more leisure time."

This. I hate waking up early, work very long hours, and find the majority of the time I have for running errands falls outside of traditional "business hours". That means these errands either stack up until I have to take an entire day or two away from the office every few months, or I have to leave my desk and do them midday.

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by dirtyaura on Monday March 26, 2012 @01:07PM (#3757603)

Justin, I love the idea of Exec.

What have been biggest challenge to get it working so far?

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by justin on Monday March 26, 2012 @01:52PM (#3757809)

Just making sure that every single customer has an amazing experience. It is the core of what we do and there is nothing more important.

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by rhizome on Monday March 26, 2012 @04:28PM (#3758487)

So, "quality control?"

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by justin on Monday March 26, 2012 @05:06PM (#3758650)

yes

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by samstave on Tuesday March 27, 2012 @01:08AM (#3760115)

What about using EXEC for data entry, small graphic projects, duplicating documents/updating content in documents?

Is this a viable area for such a service?

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by sloop on Monday March 26, 2012 @03:05PM (#3758159)

any immediate plans for service outside of san francisco area?

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Re:Justin Kan’s Exec Starts Running Errands For Companies An... by justin on Monday March 26, 2012 @03:23PM (#3758228)

Yes, soon. We want to know for a fact that we understand how to consistently provide excellent service before expanding anywhere.

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