Andrew Yang

One thing I disliked about being a lawyer was billing for my time.

— Andrew Yang

Organizations relying upon young, idealistic, and mission-driven people to work at below-market compensation over the long-term will burn them out and find…

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I sometimes compare starting a business to having a child. You have a moment of profound inspiration, followed by months of thankless…

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Most Americans agree that technology is going to eliminate many more jobs than it is going to create.

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We should relocate federal agencies throughout the United States, to provide an economic boost to the surrounding areas and make them feel…

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Online education and technology are doubtless going to change how we learn in the years ahead. Remote learning is inexpensive and brings…

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The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is push my dog off of me. He likes to…

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One reason why entrepreneurs are admired is that they often take on a degree of risk in launching a new business.

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Building a successful business requires a combination of human capital, financial resources, market opportunity, persistence, community support, and even luck.

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Professional services industries like finance, consulting, and legal services are, by definition, meta-industries. That is, they serve to help large companies raise…

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The technologists and entrepreneurs I know are generally good people. If they were given a choice, 'Do your job and eliminate normal…

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The professors at Harvard are smarter and more world-renowned, and so your child will learn from a pre-eminent scholar who is a…

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In some environments, roles shift and change each period depending on what the company's needs are. On the other hand, many functional…

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I never thought I'd run for president. My parents were immigrants to this country - and leader of the free world was…

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There is a common and persistent belief out there that entrepreneurship is about creativity - that it's about having a great idea.…

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I would not outlaw or eliminate private health insurance. But if we do a good enough job, with a robust public option,…

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If we focus our economy on improving human outcomes instead of just a topline GDP that is increasingly going to fewer and…

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It's hard to get started as a young entrepreneur - often much harder than one would ever realize.

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We need people building companies all over the country to innovate in aviation, consumer products, education, health, cybersecurity, biotech, manufacturing, and everything…

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Unfortunately, hardworking, academically gifted young people are kind of lazy when it comes to determining direction.

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In my experience, entrepreneurship tends to be kind of cumulative, like a layer cake. Taking some time away can make it hard…

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People generally think of technology simply as a spur to start new businesses. But the Internet has also made it possible for…

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In the start-up setting and in most companies, the output is action-oriented. You need to be getting things done and making decisions,…

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After graduating from Brown, I went to law school and became a corporate lawyer in New York City.

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I wear a suit most days, in part because it's suitable for any type of meeting and in part because it takes…

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Overnight successes are generally years in the making. And most progress is made in isolation, far from the public eye.

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If you go deep into a problem, you'll find most all of the time that there are yet more problems to be…

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We need more women solving different problems, starting companies, and creating jobs to drive our economy and society forward.

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If your son graduates from Harvard, people will regard him as smart and highly qualified for the rest his life and give…

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Every parent pursues the best possible opportunities for their child while climbing over obstacles and limitations each day. So in a way,…

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I grew up a skinny Asian kid who was often ignored or picked on. It stuck with me and branded my soul.…

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The image of entrepreneurship as the province of the unprivileged and un-entitled - the Horatio Alger, rags to riches myth - flies…

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I remember looking up to most any venture capitalist as someone who could make my little company happen with a single million-dollar…

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Asking the government to fix our economy is like asking an editor to fix a movie, but in this case, the editor's…

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If you're a set of guys looking to start a company, think about women you could team up with - they will…

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We're conditioned to let businesses fail, regardless of how much we like them. We believe that if the market doesn't want that…

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Many of the scrappy young people I meet who are the first in their family to go to college feel that they…

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I'm a capitalist, and I believe that universal basic income is necessary for capitalism to continue.

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Retail businesses have narrow margins. If you cut off a flow of young consumers, it's only a matter of time before the…

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What was a profitable business in one era can become a public utility and a recognized public good in the next.

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