--- title: "Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living" url: https://daily.dev/posts/andrew-yang-thinks-the-next-big-startup-opportunity-is-lowering-the-cost-of-living-cqqtqqpky source_url: https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/12/andrew-yang-thinks-the-next-big-startup-opportunity-is-lowering-the-cost-of-living type: article source: "TechCrunch" published: 2026-06-13T04:18:30.131Z updated: 2026-06-13T04:18:56.317Z tags: ["startup"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Andrew Yang thinks the next big startup opportunity is lowering the cost of living **[TechCrunch](https://daily.dev/sources/tc)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Andrew Yang argues the next major startup opportunity lies in reducing the cost of living rather than extracting value from consumers. Inspired by Mark Cuban's Cost Plus Drugs, Yang launched Noble Mobile, a budget MVNO that shares profits with subscribers. He sees AI-driven wage compression and job displacement as accelerating demand for businesses that give money back to customers. Noble Mobile has grown to thousands of customers and generates millions in revenue. Yang also continues to advocate for UBI, but believes market incentives can fill gaps where policy fails. He encourages founders to look beyond AI groupthink and tackle real consumer cost problems. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Andrew Yang says the next startup wave isn’t building AI. It’s lowering the cost of living.](https://daily.dev/posts/andrew-yang-says-the-next-startup-wave-isn-t-building-ai-it-s-lowering-the-cost-of-living--jjqqf75g9) · The Next Web · 24 upvotes · 3 comments - [Why Andrew Yang is building instead of waiting for Washington](https://daily.dev/posts/why-andrew-yang-is-building-instead-of-waiting-for-washington-emyvrf9zl) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 1 comments - [Andrew Yang took inspiration from Mark Cuban for his budget cell carrier Noble Mobile](https://daily.dev/posts/andrew-yang-took-inspiration-from-mark-cuban-for-his-budget-cell-carrier-noble-mobile-a1wntvhzd) · TechCrunch · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#startup](https://daily.dev/tags/startup) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/andrew-yang-thinks-the-next-big-startup-opportunity-is-lowering-the-cost-of-living-cqqtqqpky)