A Wave of Start-Ups Helps Small Companies Outsource Their Tasks

Small-business owners are like Swiss Army knives: expected to handle dozens of specialized tasks without falling apart. But even the sharpest entrepreneurs have it tough this time of year — inevitably, some will outsource part of their workload to other enterprising people.

This season, dozens of start-ups are competing to take on your holiday headaches. Here are four time-gobbling situations and the young companies vying to eliminate them:

CHALLENGE Your to-do list is crammed with tiny tasks. How can you delegate them cheaply?

ONE SOLUTION For $5 you could drink a large latte and work through the night. Or you could hire a minion at Fiverr, which bills itself as “the world’s largest marketplace for small services.” Starting at $5 apiece, tasks include designing business cards and letterheads, sending out handwritten cards, editing newsletters, making short commercial videos and throwing darts at a picture of your rival.

“Pretty much anything you imagine can be found on Fiverr,” said the company’s chief executive, Micha Kaufman, who set out in 2010 with Shai Wininger to build what Mr. Kaufman calls “an eBay for services.”

“It’s giving people the tools to do business with the entire world,” he added.

Fiverr, with headquarters in Tel Aviv and offices in New York and Amsterdam, has more than a million active buyers and sellers across 200 countries, Mr. Kaufman said. He would not disclose revenue or the number of sales his site has brokered so far. Fiverr has raised $20 million in financing and has 60 full-time staff members. The company collects a 20 percent commission on each sale.

THE COMPETITION Fiverr’s success has inspired an army of imitators, including DeskGigs, Gigbucks, TenBux and Zeerk. Building and selling Fiverr copycat sites has also become a cottage industry for online software developers. Asked whether he took this as a compliment, Mr. Kaufman replied dryly, “One of my friends said, ‘It may be flattering, but it’s a very annoying way to flatter you.’ ”

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CHALLENGE You want to delegate complex, highly specialized tasks, but it’s hard to find people whose expertise matches your needs.

ONE SOLUTION SkillPages connects skilled workers with those who want to hire them. The site showcases an array of specialists — beekeepers,tree surgeons, witches, clog dancers — along with professionals with more conventional business skills, like payroll administrators, social media marketers and typists.

Iain Mac Donald decided to start SkillPages after seeking a tree cutter online to do work in his yard. “This guy arrives with a huge truck, and he could have taken down a forest,” Mr. Mac Donald said. “He was going to charge me $3,000. It just wasn’t right.”

Mr. Mac Donald figured there had to be a way to help make better matches. To that end, SkillPages identifies specialists whom users’ families and friends may already know through social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter. Users can also view work samples online and contact members directly.

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The Death and Repla-CIA-ment of Actor/Comedian David Chappelle

It is VERY obvious that Dave Chappelle was replaced (or repla-CIA-ed) some time after the above interview based on my trained eye(s) and observations — as well as comparisons — stemming from the below interview [with American late-(talk/chat) show host/”comedian” ‘Dave Letterman’/Fave Fetterman, because he — Favid Fhappelle — not only LOOKS different {has darker skin, looks “ill/sick” swollen as opposed to “gained weight” swollen, like older clones tend to look}, but SOUNDS different {voice is noticeably deeper/lower}, as well in the below interview.

I’ve also taken note of the fact that F. Fhappelle beats about the bush, too, as if he’s retracted the (unapologetic, truthful, uncensored) statements his original made in the previous videos. There’s not a single, solitary doubt in my mind that his — Fave Fhappelle’s handlers — told him what to say in the below interview with Fetterman. Either that or he’s under some kind of heavy, trauma-based mind control/programming. He/the impostor — “Dave Chappelle”/Favid Fhappelle” — also stoops as low as to only talking in circles and riddles (although NOT riddles for those of us ‘in-the-know’ about this sort of foolishness) about money, fame & fortune. I was very disappointed — NOT in D.C. necessarily, as he’s already been murdered and impostor-replaced, like so many long before AND afterwards — but in the interview as a whole. NOTHING. IS. REAL.

But then again I expect most ANYTHING when two impostors are having an empty, insipid, pointless, meaningless conversation talking about nothing [nonsensical stuff that no one in their right mind cares about] on national television. (It’s no wonder the sheeple are so dumbed-down and brainwashed. Of COURSE they’re gonna be due to wasting their valuable, precious, non-renewable time watching trash/garbage like this on a regular basis throughout most of their lives, thinking that’s how real life actually is.) I don’t expect clones to be that intelligent, anyhow. If they ARE (which is sometimes the case), then chances are their they’re forced by their handlers to suppress it in a bevvy of ways for a myriad of reasons.

I would ALSO like to add that Dave Letterman has been replaced too, no doubt about it, as NO ONE is counted as special and exempt from this sort of demonology. The Dave Letterman of long ago looks — and acts — different from the the “Dave Letterman” of today. Both men in the below video exude very different auras/vibes/energy profiles than their original — and deceased — counterparts. They’re also less talented and charismatic — not to mention less truthful/more pretentious — than their real/true predecessors. The interview is rather contrived and insincere [in addition to cringe-worthy], if you ask me. Scary stuff and high strangeness, indeed.

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Rosie O'Donnell just showed up at a New York City courthouse

Rosie O'Donnell just showed up at a New York City courthouse to begin fighting her custody battle in front of a judge. 

Rosie wasn't talkative but showed resolve as she entered the building.

TMZ broke the story ... Rosie's wife, Michelle Rounds, claims Rosie indulges in alcohol and weed to the point she is not capable of taking care of their 2-year-old daughter Dakota ... it's a stark contrast to the various pics we've seen of Rosie and her daughter.

For her part, Rosie says Michelle is a liar whose end game is squeezing money out of her.

Michelle's lawyer will be in court, asking the judge to order Rosie to submit to random drug testing until the custody matter is resolved. Rosie is asking the judge to enforce the prenup -- which has a confidentiality clause -- and gag Michelle. 

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Chris Kattan Ambien Alert Escorted By Cops From Phoenix Airport

Former "SNL" star Chris Kattan had airline personnel on edge at the airport in Phoenix -- and his jittery behavior got so bad, cops had to remove him ... but turns out, Chris just needed a nap. 

Phoenix PD says officers were dispatched to the Southwest terminal on Sunday evening to remove a passenger who'd been barred from boarding his flight. Sources say Kattan was mumbling and nervously walking around the gate until 5 responding officers arrived to escort him out of Sky Harbor Airport.

Cops say Kattan told them he had popped an Ambien earlier in the day, and it was still in his system.

Kattan tells TMZ he was up very late Saturday night for a wrap party, and on his way home to L.A. he missed a connecting flight in Phoenix. He says he was just looking for a spot to crash in the terminal when cops arrived.

Cops took Kattan to a nearby hotel to catch some z's before he caught a later flight. He's grateful the officers were kind ... and cops agree Kattan was cooperative.

Chris had more serious Ambien troubles last year -- he was sentenced to 3 years probation for slamming his Mercedes into a parked vehicle while under the influence of the sleep aid. 

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Tyga refuses to let anyone tell him where he can bring his underage GF

Tyga refuses to let anyone tell him where he can bring his underage GF, Kylie Jenner ... so he ignored a college's request to keep her off campus during his concert ... TMZ has learned.  

Tyga performed at Cal State Fullerton's Spring Concert this past Saturday, and according to our sources ... concert organizers told him he should NOT bring 17-year-old Kylie to the show.

We're told not only did the university find their relationship questionable, but the show was 18 and older. Tyga must have known he had the school by the balls -- they couldn't afford to bring in another act at the last minute -- because he went ahead and brought her anyway.

While he was performing ... she was chilling at a table full of chicken wings and other appetizers -- which we're told Tyga suddenly demanded when he arrived ... an hour late.

Organizers didn't want to risk him bailing completely ...so, we're told they just let it go.

Kylie's presence didn't go unnoticed by the students, with one tweeting, "CSUF said guests must be 18 or over to enter spring concert but Tyga brought Kylie as his guest."

As we reported ... Tyga ran into the same situation during a gig in November, but opted to boycott the club. The couple put their age issues aside Monday as they flew out of LAX -- airlines don't care if he travels with a minor.

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