Andrew Yang Builds His Own Path Outside Washington
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– Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential campaign warned that automation and AI would shrink the labor market and concentrate wealth, but ideas like Universal Basic Income were then considered fringe; now figures like Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders echo similar views.
– Yang now runs Noble Mobile, a startup that pays users to use their phones less, as a new method to put money back into people’s hands.
– On TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Yang discussed Noble Mobile and ways to combat the “attention economy.”
– Yang also addressed what startups can do when the government does not act on key issues.
– The podcast episode is available on platforms like YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Overcast, and Spotify.
Andrew Yang’s 2020 presidential bid centered on a stark warning: automation and AI would hollow out the labor market and concentrate wealth among a tiny elite. Back then, ideas like Universal Basic Income seemed radical, almost fringe. Fast forward to today, and figures like Dario Amodei, Sam Altman, and Bernie Sanders are all echoing that same core message.
An entrepreneur at his core, Yang has found a fresh, practical way to put money back into people’s pockets, one phone bill at a time. On a recent episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, host Rebecca Bellan sat down with Yang to discuss his latest venture, Noble Mobile. The startup flips the script on the attention economy, paying users to spend less time on their devices. The conversation also explored what startups can do when the federal government refuses to move on structural reforms.
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(Source: TechCrunch)
