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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Will Leonardo DiCaprio lose his job to deepfakes?

Will Leonardo DiCaprio lose his job to deepfakes?

Zach and Carly weigh in on Andrew Cuomo’s resignation and discuss the future of deepfakes—positive and negative—with Alex Lazar and Francesca Callejas. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/...

12 Aug 202141min

Using Data to Combat Racism

Using Data to Combat Racism

Phillip Goff is a Yale professor and expert on data-driven approaches to solving racism in police departments across the country. In this episode, Goff discusses why narratives are so powerful, and ho...

9 Aug 202148min

Why Simone Biles can do what she wants, and why this Crypto bill is a big deal

Why Simone Biles can do what she wants, and why this Crypto bill is a big deal

Zach undergoes some personal growth, Carly goes on a rant about the Simone Biles controversy, and crypto lawyer Dashiell Shapiro breaks down a consequential new crypto bill. Watch this episode on YouT...

5 Aug 20211h 5min

The Fall of WeWork

The Fall of WeWork

Adam Neumann had big plans for WeWork, the co-working startup that was, at one point, valued at $47 billion on paper. Everything came to a halt in 2019 just as WeWork was preparing for an IPO. What we...

2 Aug 20211h

Are billionaires in space a good thing?

Are billionaires in space a good thing?

Should billionaires spend their money on rockets or help the poor? Carly and Zach dig deep. Plus - Stoner Cats. Watch this conversation on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MgYh0-YX7nQ Follow Carly Reilly: ht...

29 Jul 202149min

Why is it so hard to give people money?

Why is it so hard to give people money?

Michael Faye was a grad student when he saw charitable organizations sending sheep to those in need and asked — why can't we give people money directly and let them decide how to spend it? The result ...

26 Jul 20211h

Why socialism means different things to the right and the left

Why socialism means different things to the right and the left

As the protests in Cuba continue to make headlines, Zach and Carly sit down to discuss the intentions and results of socialist movements in the U.S. and around the world. Watch this conversation on Yo...

22 Jul 202143min

A conversation with Scott Santens, the original UBI advocate

A conversation with Scott Santens, the original UBI advocate

Andrew reunites with Scott Santens, one of our foremost experts on Universal Basic Income. Tune in as they discuss how Scott got into UBI, where the UBI movement is going, and more. Watch this convers...

19 Jul 202151min

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