Empowering America's Future Entrepreneurs & Leaders

Empowering America's Future Entrepreneurs & Leaders

Venture for America (VFA) is a nonprofit entrepreneurial career accelerator founded by Andrew Yang in 2011. Its mission is to recruit talented young people to become entrepreneurs and leaders in growth companies, creating new jobs and opportunities nationwide. Learn about VFA's new CEO, Carrie Murphy, and her unique approach to identifying and nurturing talent. Explore strategies for supporting the next generation of builders and leaders, and how VFA plans to address future challenges, like communities losing vital legacy businesses without succession plans. Have a question for Andrew? Send us your questions to mailbag@andrewyang.com to hear your question answered on the show! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Pdsb35vqH64 Want to learn more? Check out VFA Pulse on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2q9oQeTvoe8kQ07iJhh1Ge Check out Generation Startup, which features VFA in 2016, available now on Amazon Prime Video: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B07WP6SD8T/ Follow Carrie Murphy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carrie-murphy-8a8948a/ | https://ventureforamerica.org/ Follow Andrew Yang: https://andrewyang.com | https://twitter.com/andrewyang Get 50% off Factor at https://factormeals.com/yang50 Get an extra 3 months free at https://expressvpn.com/yang Get 20% off + 2 free pillows at https://helixsleep.com/yang code helixpartner20 To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention

Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention

Johann Hari says your attention didn't suddenly collapse in the last few years -- instead, he argues it was stolen from you. Johann identifies how your attention is being taken away, and how you can t...

24 Jan 20221h 20min

 Is a 2024 Dem primary happening? Why haven’t we canceled student debt? And what Microsoft buying Activision means for your next binge watch.

Is a 2024 Dem primary happening? Why haven’t we canceled student debt? And what Microsoft buying Activision means for your next binge watch.

Andrew and Zach break down the week’s news. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ex3TPL_a4UI Follow Zach Graumann: https://twitter.com/zach_graumann Follow Andrew Yang: https://twitter.com/...

20 Jan 20221h 6min

Marianne Williamson on the 2024 election, the DNC, and third parties

Marianne Williamson on the 2024 election, the DNC, and third parties

Author and former presidential candidate Marianne Williamson joins Andrew to talk about the 2024 presidential election, third party dynamics, and her experience as a candidate. Watch this episode on Y...

17 Jan 20221h 8min

Did Bernie get screwed? Why school closures are a political disaster, and why Asians are the "convenient minority."

Did Bernie get screwed? Why school closures are a political disaster, and why Asians are the "convenient minority."

Andrew talks about identity, the Democratic Party's undemocratic impulses, and why school reopening should be non-ideological. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iDct5q4KG1M Follow Zach G...

13 Jan 20221h 16min

David Rubenstein on Protecting the American Experiment

David Rubenstein on Protecting the American Experiment

Andrew and David talk getting money out of politics, safeguarding elections, where capitalism is headed, and the future of the American dream. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/uZPbF_cUJ...

10 Jan 202248min

Predictions for 2022

Predictions for 2022

Andrew and Zach make some bold (and some not so bold) predictions about the stock market, the pandemic, and presidential politics in 2022. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OsYzIsvGMNA F...

6 Jan 202257min

How power corrupts (and how to stop it)

How power corrupts (and how to stop it)

Does power corrupt, or are corrupt people drawn to power? How does modern society create psychological distance and reduce empathy? And what are shadow boards? Brian Klaas, Associate Professor in Glob...

3 Jan 20221h 10min

From the Vault: Tristan Harris on Silicon Valley's race to capture your attention

From the Vault: Tristan Harris on Silicon Valley's race to capture your attention

Tristan Harris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology, talks about Silicon Valley's race to capture your attention, unintended consequences in technology, and how we can curb the worst tenden...

30 Des 20211h 16min

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