Smart People Should Build Things. How to Restore Our Culture of Achievement, Build a Path for Entrepreneurs, and Create New Jobs in America
We’ve got a problem- young people aren’t building things. They’re not starting or joining innovative companies that are addressing crises in education, energy, or transportation. Meanwhile, in emerging cities such as New Orleans, Detroit, and Baltimore, promising startups and growth companies are desperate to attract the talent they need to expand. Andrew will discuss the problem with the flow of talent in the United States and how his organization is addressing this issue and building a path to entrepreneurship.
Speaker Details
Andrew Yang is the author of Smart People Should Build Things and the Founder and CEO of Venture for America, a fellowship program that places top college graduates in start-ups for 2 years in low-cost U.S. cities to generate job growth and train the next generation of entrepreneurs. Andrew has worked in start-ups and early stage growth companies as a founder or executive for more than twelve years. He was the CEO and President of Manhattan GMAT, a test preparation company that was acquired by the Washington Post/Kaplan in 2009. He has also served as the co-founder of an Internet company and an executive at a health care software start-up. Andrew was named a Champion of Change by the White House in 2011 for his work with Venture for America and one of Fast Company’s “100 Most Creative People in Business” for 2012 & 2013. He is a graduate of Columbia Law and Brown University.
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- Speakers:
- Andrew Yang
- Affiliation:
- Venture for America
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