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A Look At Andrew Yang's Record Of Entrepreneurship Shows Ups And Downs
Before he ran for president or mayor, Andrew Yang made his name in start-ups, and he established a reputation for innovation.
A NY1 analysis of his business record finds mixed results: massive setback and massive success.
He fumbled his first post-law school venture, Stargiving, which helped celebrities raise money for good causes.
“It was around 2000, had this mini rise and maximum fall,” he recalled in a TEDxGeorgetown talk in Nov. 2012.
He rebounded at test prep company Manhattan GMAT, where he was a tutor, then chief executive. He sold it in 2009 to Kaplan.
Read more: https://www.ny1.com/nyc/all-boroughs/decision-2021/2021/03/05/a-look-at-andrew-yang-s-record-of-entrepreneurship-shows-ups-and-downs
(Spectrum News)