Andrew Yang

Millennials get a bad rap sometimes about their grit and perseverance.

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

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I like most of the venture capitalists I know; they're smart, well-intended guys who genuinely enjoy helping entrepreneurs succeed. And I love…

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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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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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We need to wake up to the fact that it is not immigrants who are causing economic dislocations. It is technology and…

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A company can set off in one direction, figures out that it's not the right way to go, and then go in…

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The impending destruction of jobs due to automation and AI technologies is definitely increasing the need for - and speed at which…

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The problems that you see startups tackling are dramatically different in different cities. Silicon Valley is unlikely to produce the same set…

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I had very little going for me as a kid except for the fact that I had demanding parents and was very…

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

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Before Starbucks, there wasn't as much of a coffeehouse routine; we generally drank really cruddy diner coffee.

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The best policymakers know that in start-ups, as in politics, not everything works out exactly as planned.

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Technology companies tend to operate in winner-take-all spaces and thus adopt a very high-commitment culture.

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Tell young girls they can be anything, including entrepreneurs and self-made billionaires. Encourage your friends/daughters/female students/yourself to take a shot.

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People love Twinkies, and everyone knows about them, yet Hostess went bankrupt. Attention and commercial success have an uncertain relationship in business.

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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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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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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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The vast majority of small business owners want nothing to do with figuring out a website. They are neck-deep in their business…

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Finding initial funds is the primary barrier most entrepreneurs face. Many people don't have three or six months' worth of savings to…

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Income taxes are very poor at generating income from automation because the gains are realized by technology companies that are experts at…

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All of us, and particularly young people, have a tendency to view ourselves and our natures as static: you'll choose to do…

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For most students at universities around the country, studying entrepreneurship is a pleasant intellectual diversion, not a professional choice, path, or commitment.

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Starting a company is rough. It's even harder when you're young - I know this firsthand, because my first company flopped when…

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Of course, women are free to start any kind of company they want. But women sometimes identify different problems than men do…

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Very few parents keep up with who the top professors are or whose classes their kids are taking, partially because most undergraduates…

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In a professional service environment, you often work on one engagement or deal after another, with one ending before the next begins.

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