AndrewYang,thefounderofVentureforAmerica,offersauniquesolutiontoourcountry’seconomicandsocialproblems--oursmartpeopleshouldbebuildingthings.SmartPeopleShouldBuildThingsoffersastarkpictureofthecurrentcultureandarevolutionarymodelthatwillredirectagenerationofambitiousyoungpeopletothecriticaljobofinnovatingandbuildingnewbusinesses.AstheFounderandCEOofVentureforAmerica,AndrewYangplacestopcollegegraduatesinstart-upsfortwoyearsinemergingU.S.citiestogeneratejobgrowthandtrainthenextgenerationofentrepreneurs.Heknowsfirsthandhowourcurrentviewofeducationisbroken.Manycollegegraduatesaspiretofinance,consulting,lawschool,gradschool,ormedicalschooloutofavaguedesireforadditionalstatusandprogressratherthanfromagenuinepassionorfit.InSmartPeopleShouldBuildThings,thisself-described“recoveringlawyer“andentrepreneurweavestogetheracompellingnarrativeofsuccessstories(includinghisown),offeringobservationsabouttheflowoftalentintheUnitedStatesandexplanationsofwhycurrenttrendsareleadingtoeconomicdistressandculturaldecline.Healsopresentsrecommendationsforbothpolicymakersandjobseekerstomakeentrepreneurshipmorerealisticandachievable.
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