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Graduating from Columbia Law School, Andrew Yang was conflicted with what to do with for his career.  As with many other young professionals, Yang knew the options outside of working on Wall Street were slim and likely career-diverting.  After working with , and starting several companies (rising to the rank of CEO in Manhattan GMAT), Yang founded "Venture for America," to increase the accessibility to the startup start-up process for college grads [linkedin]graduates.

The problem today is that qualified college graduates crave hands-on business experience to learn how to start a business.  Meanwhile, start-up companies struggle to hire due to lack of resources and since they have yet to establish their brand.  Venture for America bridges this gap- they give ; the organization gives companies access to high quality, motivated young workers.

Overall, the goal is to funnel top young people into American startups, socialize them, and provide future structures and role models for others.  They wish Venture fo America wishes to rebrand entrepreneurship as the most prestigious professional aspiration, as evident in one of their mottos: "Smart people should build things."