I, Capitalist. Reimagining Higher Expectations
The Crisis
Schools are stuck in the past.
Schools train for compliance and job readiness; follow directions, pass standardized tests, prepare résumés, maybe interview.
But the foundations of innovation and ownership — things like capitalist literacy, value creation, problem-solving, risk-taking, and narrative agency — are rarely taught in formal education.
Right now, students pick up those lessons in piecemeal, unstructured ways:
- From family members who run businesses (if they’re lucky).
- From mentors, community programs, or entrepreneurial incubators.
- By self-teaching through books, podcasts, or trial and error in side hustles.
- Later in life, in MBA programs or startup accelerators, long after the formative years when mindset should be built.
That’s the systemic gap: there’s no structured, early framework for teaching young people how to think like owners, innovators, and builders instead of just employees.
“My comparative advantage is that the things I set myself to achieve as a kid, I achieved, and that built confidence that I could do the next thing I set myself to achieve.”
Bill Ackman, CEO Pershing Square Capital
The gAP tHAT SCHOOLS DON'T TEACH
Students stop at job readiness, but need to become value agents.
Schools stop at job readiness. They prepare students to follow directions, earn grades, and compete for roles. But they rarely prepare them for the next level — to become value agents who can create, own, and multiply opportunity.
This leaves a structural blind spot: the most critical skills of capitalism — value creation, ownership, problem-solving, risk-taking, narrative agency — are left to chance. Some students stumble into them through family, mentors, or luck. Most never do.
That’s why entire generations are locked into ceilings they did not choose: trained to be compliant, not creative; employable, but not sovereign.
I, Capitalist closes that gap.
From job readiness to value agency I, Capitalist is the bridge.
The Solution
I, Capitalist is the bridge that makes that transition possible.
I, Capitalist delivers what schools have left out: a structured framework for capitalist literacy.
We move students beyond compliance and job readiness into value agency — teaching them how value is created, how ownership works, and how sovereignty is built.
And like all powerful ideas, its effect compounds:
- For the individual, it unlocks confidence, creativity, and the ability to transform imagination into value.
- For the community, it raises expectations, fosters resilience, and creates a culture of ownership.
- For the country, it strengthens sovereignty, drives innovation, and ensures prosperity is built — not borrowed.
The result is a generation of builders, creators, and owners — not just workers.
Why It Matters
Because job readiness simply is not enough.
The future of our communities depends on more than test scores and résumés.
When schools stop at job readiness, they lower expectations and lock students into ceilings they did not choose. Entire generations are prepared to serve innovation, not to lead it.
Capitalist literacy changes that.
It raises expectations. It equips students with the tools to create, to own, and to build lasting value.
And its impact has a ripple effect:
- For the individual, it builds confidence, ownership, and the mindset to turn imagination into value.
- For the community, it closes equity gaps and fosters a culture of builders instead of just workers.
- For the country, it fuels innovation, strengthens sovereignty, and drives long-term prosperity.
What’s at stake isn’t just individual success — it’s the sovereignty of entire communities, and the future strength of the nation itself.
I, Capitalist
The Product of Higher Expectations
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