Ilona B
Taskly is a hyperlocal matching and networking platform that connects doers from Stuttgart and the surrounding area in a targeted way. The platform is aimed at freelancers, creatives, small businesses, associations and anyone who is bringing their own projects to life, offering services or looking for support.
Innovative projects often fail not because of the idea itself, but due to a lack of the right contacts. Anyone planning an event, setting up a start-up or launching a social project needs multidisciplinary support. This is exactly where Taskly comes in: via an intuitive offer and search portal, users can post specific requests or offer their own skills – whether they are photographers, designers, social media experts, mentors or sponsors.
The initial focus on the Stuttgart region strengthens local value chains and enables faster, more personal connections than would be possible via anonymous, supra-regional platforms. A central pillar of Taskly is the flexibility of collaboration: partnerships can take the form of traditional payment, skill-sharing (exchange of services) or voluntary work. Taskly provides a straightforward, secure framework for this. In the long term, we are thus establishing a vibrant ecosystem that fosters genuine connections, from which sustainable partnerships and successful business relationships emerge.
What are your biggest challenges at the moment?
My biggest challenge at the moment is to maintain focus following the intensive conceptual phase and to consistently turn the idea into reality. Thanks to the practical workshops and strategic brainstorming sessions included in the programme, the Taskly concept has now been honed to perfection. The current milestone is clearly the start of the operational and technical implementation of the platform prototype.
What is your goal for the duration of the EXIST-Women programme?
My primary goal during the EXIST Women programme is to make the most of the intensive exchange with like-minded female founders and to gain in-depth practical knowledge about successful, agile project implementation. I want to use the remaining time in the programme to lay the foundations for the platform launch and strategically expand my entrepreneurial network.
"My advice to everyone is: just get started! Even if you don’t yet have the perfect idea or a flawless plan – setting out on the journey and seeing what develops from it is the most valuable step of all."