How Being Underestimated Can Be Your Greatest Advantage with Venture Capitalist Arlan Hamilton
Our Hosts:
Corinne Foxx - @corinnefoxx
Natalie McMillan - @nataliemcm
Our Guests:
Arlan Hamilton - @arlanwashere
It's About Damn Time by Arlan Hamilton
What we're drinking: Immortal Slope 2014 Cabernet
ABOUT OUR GUEST
Arlan Hamilton is a venture capitalist, who started her fund from the ground up while homeless. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, a fund that is dedicated to minimizing funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential founders who are people of color, women, and/or LGBT. In May 2020, she published the book entitled, "It's About Damn Time," written with Rachel L. Nelson. The book is part memoir and part how-to for people who are generally underestimated in society.
TOPIC
This week, we welcome venture capitalist Arlan Hamilton on the podcast to discuss how she made being underestimated her greatest advantage and we'll talk about the first steps a young entrepreneur should take on their business journey.
In this episode, we discuss:
- What is a venture capitalist?
- Arlan's mission behind Backstage Capital
- Arlan's experience as a Black woman in a predominately white male industry
- The first steps a young entrepreneur should take when starting their own business
- The essential traits needed to achieve success
- Arlan's vision for the future of Silicon Valley
END OF SHOW
This week, Corinne and Natalie rate the Immortal Slope 2014 Cabernet against Michelle Obama.
Immortal Slope 2014 Cabernet: 7/Michelle Obama
To wrap up the episode, Corinne and Natalie play 200 Questions. Natalie answers, "What do you wish you knew more about?" Corinne answers, "When was the last time you climbed a tree just for fun?"
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