Adora Cheung

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Adora Cheung

Cofounder and CEO

Adora Cheung founded the professional house-cleaning matching service Homejoy, along with her brother Aaron, in 2012. The online network, which taps contractors for house-cleaning jobs, has scaled to more than 31 markets in the U.S. and Canada.

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Homejoy, The Startup That Makes All New Hires Scrub Toilets

At the house cleaning marketplace Homejoy, learning how to wield a sponge is seen as key to understanding the unique problems in the professional cleaning industry, and making sure new employees are a good cultural fit.

Homejoy, The Startup That Makes All New Hires Scrub Toilets

Impact

New York City’s school buses will now be automatically routed and tracked using Via’s algorithm

These tiny magnetic springs melt microplastics into nothing

This tech company says offsets aren’t enough—it’s time to pay for negative emissions

Creativity

‘Matrix 4’: Everything we know so far (and what we’re dying to know)

The Museum of Ice Cream is returning to New York City with a permanent location

Kanye’s ‘Star Wars’-themed homeless shelter could get the Death Star treatment

Co.Design

The cult scent brand Diptyque is reviving a centuries-old way of wearing perfume

Researchers confirm that your selfies make you look like an a**hole

When you’re done with this T-shirt, bury it. It turns into worm food in 12 weeks

Work Life

This ‘unproductive’ activity can actually help you get more done

500 interns later, here’s what I learned about transitioning them to employees

Why being nice isn’t always good for your career