The VC: Arlan Hamilton, Backstage Capital
Divergent Unicorns
English - July 08, 2020 05:00 - 28 minutes - 39.3 MBEntrepreneurship Business Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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On this episode, we speak with Arlan Hamilton - Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital. Backstage Capital is a venture firm that invest in "underestimated" founders - black, person of color, woman, and/or LGBTQ. Since founding the firm, Backstage Capital has invested in over 100 diverse founders.
You can expect to hear more on what Arlan looks for in startups, how diverse founders can overcome challenges within the startup ecosystem, navigating COVID-19, and Arlan's new book "It's About Damn Time".
*This episode was recorded via Instagram Live on April 23, 2020*
The book and course are now live.
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Recorded: April 2020