What was a profitable business in one era can become a public utility and a recognized public good in the next. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
The image of entrepreneurship as the province of the unprivileged and un-entitled - the Horatio Alger, rags to riches myth - flies… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Every entrepreneur doesn't need to be technical - there are plenty of opportunities out there for people who aren't coders. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
The vast majority of small business owners want nothing to do with figuring out a website. They are neck-deep in their business… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
I'm an entrepreneur trying to let the American people know that it's not immigrants that are causing economic problems, it is the… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
I spent five years running Manhattan GMAT helping young people get into business school. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
At Venture for ,we've worked with hundreds of aspiring young entrepreneurs who want to build businesses and change things for the better. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Retail businesses have narrow margins. If you cut off a flow of young consumers, it's only a matter of time before the… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
In most every business, you learn by doing. The apprenticeship model is much more effective than the classroom for cultivating entrepreneurs. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
If a company is growing, then people's roles often grow and change, and opportunities abound. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
People love Twinkies, and everyone knows about them, yet Hostess went bankrupt. Attention and commercial success have an uncertain relationship in business. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
In 2011, I started a nonprofit organization, Venture for America, to help bring talented young entrepreneurs to create thousands of jobs in… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
I remember looking up to most any venture capitalist as someone who could make my little company happen with a single million-dollar… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
We need people building companies all over the country to innovate in aviation, consumer products, education, health, cybersecurity, biotech, manufacturing, and everything… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
I like most of the venture capitalists I know; they're smart, well-intended guys who genuinely enjoy helping entrepreneurs succeed. And I love… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Finding initial funds is the primary barrier most entrepreneurs face. Many people don't have three or six months' worth of savings to… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
One reason why entrepreneurs are admired is that they often take on a degree of risk in launching a new business. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
When I graduated from Brown, I had a very limited conception of jobs, careers, and what I wanted to do. Basically, I figured I… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
The vast majority of companies don't go public and mint dozens of millionaires. And most companies don't go around doling out stock options; private… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
I have started or run several companies and spent time with dozens of entrepreneurs over the years. Virtually none of them, in my experience,… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
A company can set off in one direction, figures out that it's not the right way to go, and then go in an entirely… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
I've always believed that talking about something is not the same as doing something about it. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, hardworking, academically gifted young people are kind of lazy when it comes to determining direction. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Silicon Valley is like Wall Street in that it will fill and pursue market opportunities to their logical extremes. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
If you can't pay your bills, it has a really tough effect on your mental state. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Starting a business is similar to an athletic endeavor, like serving a tennis ball. Telling you how to do it is useless. You actually… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
I'm a capitalist, and I believe that universal basic income is necessary for capitalism to continue. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
Technology companies tend to operate in winner-take-all spaces and thus adopt a very high-commitment culture. — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
After a couple of years in a professional setting, you'll get used to dressing presentably, preparing for meetings, speaking appropriately, showing up on time,… — Andrew Yang Copy Share Image
