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A Conversation with 2020 Presidential Candidate Andrew Yang

View from Seed

I started Venture for America back in 2011 with the goal of creating thousands of American jobs in communities around the country. But at this point, our government is so backward, dysfunctional and unresponsive that it’s not even on the agenda. Then the government says ‘hey, great news! The poverty line is $12,490 a year./

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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In early 2011 an acquisition by a Fortune 500 company fell apart. based companies initially funded by venture capital between 2006 and 2011, 84% now are closely held and operating independently, 11% were acquired or made initial public offerings of stock and 4% went out of business, according to Dow Jones VentureSource. California.

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Blue. In a Red State. Pete Buttigieg’s Outlook for America.

Both Sides of the Table

One of the most talked about Fireside Chat’s of the 2-day Upfront Summit was the talk between my friend Joe Green and Pete Buttigieg , the mayor of South Bend, Indiana aka “The Happy Warrior” currently in a bid to become the new head of the DNC ( you can learn more here ). Joe and Pete went to college together at Harvard. Pete’s background?

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