Exec (errand service)
{{Infobox company
| name = Exec
| type = Subsidiary
| fate = Acquired by Handy
| foundation = {{start date and age|2012}}
| founder = Justin Kan
Daniel Kan
Amir Ghazvinian
| defunct = {{end date|2014|01}} (acquired)
| location_city = San Francisco, California
| location_country = United States
| industry = On-demand services
| products = Personal assistant services
Cleaning services
| parent = Handy
}}
Exec was a company based in San Francisco, United States, that provided companies and individuals access to on-demand personal assistants (for delivery, furniture assembly, research, etc.) and cleaning services.
It was founded in 2012 by Justin Kan, founder of Justin.tv, his brother Daniel Kan, and Amir Ghazvinian. The company was acquired by Handy in January 2014.
History
Exec received $3.3 million in seed funding.{{cite news|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFVW00020120525e85ptpndt|title=Exec Scores $3.3M To Do Odd Jobs, On-Demand, For A La Carte Pricing|first=Lora|last=Kolodny|newspaper=Wall Street Journal|date=26 May 2012|publisher=|accessdate=24 June 2017|via=www.wsj.com}}[https://www.forbes.com/sites/tomiogeron/2012/02/29/justin-kan-launches-exec-for-real-time-mobile-jobs/ Justin Kan Launches Exec For Real-Time Mobile Jobs], Forbes, February 29, 2012. In September 2013, Exec shut down its errand service to focus on its cleaning service .{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/10/rip-lazy-times/|title=R.I.P. Lazy Times: Exec Shuts Down Errand Service But Keeps Cleaning - TechCrunch|first=Josh|last=Constine|publisher=|accessdate=24 June 2017}} In January 2014, Handybook, a company founded by Oisin Hanrahan, Umang Dua, Ignacio Leonhardt, and Weina Scott in 2012 announced that it had acquired Exec.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2014/01/15/handybook-sweeps-up-exec-for-under-10m-to-expand-west-coast-footprint/|title=Handybook Hoovers Up Exec For "Under $10M" To Sweep The Home Services Market - TechCrunch|first=Rip|last=Empson|publisher=|accessdate=24 June 2017}}
Business method
Reception
Exec was nominated for Techcrunch's 2012 TechCrunchie Award for Fastest Rising Startup.{{Cite web |url=https://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/articles/2013_01_03_revealed_the_finalists_for_the_2013_crunchies.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2020-08-03 |archive-date=2014-02-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222063729/http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/gigaom/articles/2013_01_03_revealed_the_finalists_for_the_2013_crunchies.html |url-status=dead }} Exec’s cleaning service garnered positive reviews from web publications such as TechCrunch praising their professionalism and efficiency.{{cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/11/05/want-to-pitch-a-vc-while-he-cleans-your-house-exec-and-shervin-pishevar-thought-so/|title=Want To Pitch A VC While He Cleans Your House? Exec And Shervin Pishevar Thought So - TechCrunch|first=Drew|last=Olanoff|publisher=|accessdate=24 June 2017}} Exec also received positive coverage by other publications such as The New York Times, Huffington Post, Forbes, Inc., and Business Insider.{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/26/justin-kan-exec-ceo-pays-employees-volunteer_n_1705707.html|title=Exec, Task Service Company, Sends Employees To Volunteer On Users' Behalf|first=Meredith|last=Bennett-Smith|date=26 July 2012|publisher=|accessdate=24 June 2017|via=Huff Post}}{{cite web|url=http://www.inc.com/max-chafkin/justin-kan-strikes-again-with-exec.html|title=Justin.tv Founder Strikes Again|date=29 February 2012|publisher=|accessdate=24 June 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/exec-charity-work-2012-7|title=You Can Hire Someone To Do Charity Work For You Through This Startup|website=Business Insider|publisher=|accessdate=24 June 2017}}