Tech Intersect #20: Arlan Hamilton-How to Turn Being Underestimated into Your Greatest Advantage

Kudos, Questions, Comments? Send it here. In this episode of Tech Intersect, I speak with Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner of the venture capital firm, Backstage Capital. Arlan built this fund from the ground up, while experiencing homelessness. Literally. Backstage Capital addresses funding disparities in tech by investing in high-potential underestimated founders (people of color, women, and/or members of the LGBTQ community. Started from scratch, Backstage has now raised more t...

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