Rush Gigs

Press kit

A real-time marketplace for immediate local work.

Built by two brothers — one Massachusetts engineer, one veteran contractor. The app is live in New England. We’re in our first-users phase. Below is everything a reporter needs.

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Quick facts

What it is
A real-time marketplace for immediate local work. Workers mark themselves available now; nearby employers post jobs and get help within minutes.
What it’s not
A career platform. Not LinkedIn, Indeed, Upwork, or Fiverr. Rush Gigs is for same-day physical work — moving, yard work, cleaning, event setup, warehouse, general labor.
Founders
Two brothers. Milad Afdasta (Massachusetts) builds the product — twenty years in MA tech, ex-Meta. TJ Afdasta (California) owns a construction company and has personally hired hundreds of laborers for short-term gigs over fifteen years.
Origin
TJ has been hiring labor for one-day jobs since 2010. After years of watching the process break — phone tag, no-shows, workers who couldn’t signal availability fast enough — he brought the problem to his brother. Rush Gigs is the tool TJ wishes he’d had as a contractor.
Stage
Pre-traction. App is live on iOS and Android. First-users phase. No fundraising claims, no traction numbers we don’t have.
Geography
Live across New England. Most activity in Massachusetts.
Categories
Moving help, yard work, snow removal, painting, cleaning, furniture assembly, delivery, construction labor, demolition, event setup, restaurant support, warehouse help, general labor, handyman, landscaping, junk removal, retail assistance.
Distinct mechanics
Workers can toggle “available now.” Jobs auto-expire when the work is done. Hiring happens through in-app chat — no applications, no résumés.

Founders

Milad Afdasta

Co-founder · Engineering

Twenty years building consumer and platform software in Massachusetts. Most recently at Meta. Handles all engineering on Rush Gigs — the mobile apps, the marketplace backend, the real-time matching layer.

Based in Massachusetts.

TJ Afdasta

Co-founder · Operations & product feedback

Owned a construction company for fifteen-plus years. Personally hired hundreds of laborers for same-day and short-term jobs. Effectively Rush Gigs’s first prototype customer — the app is built for the pain he’s been living through. Originally based in Rhode Island; moved to California a decade ago.

Based in California.

Assets

For logos, founder headshots, app screenshots, and a one-pager PDF, use the contact form and mention “press kit” — we’ll send it the same day.

We’ll add direct downloads here as soon as the asset pack is finalized.

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We respond to every press inquiry within one business day. For urgent deadlines, say so in the subject line.

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