Leah Solivan
TaskRabbit Founder, Investor & Keynote Speaker
Leah Solivan
TaskRabbit Founder, Investor & Keynote Speaker
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Biography
Leah Solivan is a technology founder, investor, and keynote speaker with more than 20 years of experience building, scaling, and investing in category-defining companies. She is the Founder of The Precedent Collective, Managing Director of Precedent.vc, and a General Partner at Fuel Capital, where she has invested in more than 150 companies across consumer technology, marketplaces, hardware, education, and retail.
Previously, Leah founded TaskRabbit, the pioneering on-demand marketplace that helped shape the gig economy. As CEO, she scaled the company internationally, raised more than $50 million in venture capital, and later oversaw its acquisition by IKEA.
A former IBM software engineer, Leah brings a rare operator-and-investor perspective to conversations about entrepreneurship, innovation, leadership, and breaking precedent. Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Wired, and Time, and Fast Company named her one of the “100 Most Creative People in Business.”
Speech Topics
Breaking Precedent: A Talk about the Power of Questioning Convention & Creating New Possibilities
We inherit precedents everywhere: how work gets done, what success looks like, and what we believe is possible. Some provide essential structure, others become barriers.
In Breaking Precedent, Leah challenges audiences to identify the invisible rules shaping their decisions, teams, and organizations. Through candid stories and practical frameworks, she shows how to separate what still serves us from what’s holding us back, question assumptions with intention, and move forward when there is no proven playbook.
Learn How To:
See The Precedent. Recognize the invisible assumptions influencing decisions, careers, teams, & organizations.
Know What To Challenge. Distinguish between the beams that provide essential support & the barriers that limit growth.
Question With Intention. Challenge conventional thinking without rejecting convention just to be different.
Move Without a Playbook. Turn bold ideas into action through small, deliberate moves.
Expand What Feels Possible. See how one person challenging precedent creates permission for others to do the same.
Additional Topics for Firesides & Panels
The Future of Work
Lessons from TaskRabbit & changing work models
How technology reshapes opportunity
Preparing for new models of work
Entrepreneurship & Scale
Building what doesn’t yet exist
Lessons from pivots, fundraising, & growth
Moving forward without certainty
Women Breaking Barriers
Leading beyond traditional expectations
Moving before recognition arrives
Turning difference into strength
Investing in What’s Next
Recognizing potential before consensus
Lessons from 150+ investments
Spotting what others haven’t yet
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