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Your First Million

A podcast by Arlan Hamilton that goes behind-the-scenes and teaches you how to make your first million dollars, get your first million downloads, or find your first million customers. Arlan is the Founder and Managing Partner of Backstage Capital, has raised more than $10M, and has invested in over 100 companies led by people of color, women, and/or LGBTQ.

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68. Lolita Taub on matching founders w/millions (feat. Chacho Valadez)

Lolita Taub is Head of Sales at Series A startup, Catalyte, and the Co-Founder and General Partner at The Community Fund where she invests in community-driven companies. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-04-13
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Gone Fishin? - Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl

We?re chilaxin this weekend! We?ll be back in a week or two :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-04-11
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67. Stacey Abrams (!!) on playing ?spades, not chess?.

?Stacey Abrams is fighting to create a Georgia where all of our people can thrive and where all eligible voters can have their voices heard.? She?s also going to be President of the United States one day :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-04-09
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My new 4-week investor course!

Thrilled to announce my new 4-week ?Investing as a Catalyst? program happening April 11 - May 8. Visit arlan.capital for more info. See you in class! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-04-08
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66. Investing $ millions into immigrant-led startups w/Maria Salamanca

?Maria Salamanca, a former refugee who came to the U.S. from Colombia at 6 years old, has been promoted to partner at Unshackled Ventures, a firm that invests exclusively in immigrant founders coming to the U.S. She joins a very small group of Latinx female partners at U.S.-based venture firms.? - Crunchbase --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-04-06
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Anna being ?swole?, American Idol, & sound design

In loving memory of Hollie Haggans. Continuing their impromptu weekend morning series, Arlan and her wife, Anna, discuss multiple topics over their breakfast table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-04-03
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65. Coolhaus Ice cream founder Natasha Case on delivering deliciousness

Coolhaus is the leading women-founded and -led ice cream and frozen dessert brand creating premium cookie sandwiches and pints. https://cool.haus --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-04-01
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64. Bitwise founders on raising $50M to become the change they?ve been looking for

?By leveraging public-private partnerships, Bitwise provides paid apprenticeships to students to learn tech skills, connects them to meaningful tech opportunities, and builds vibrant buildings in underestimated cities to house their work. By upskilling disenfranchised humans, it empowers them to change their own lives?which ignites and transforms the regional economies of the cities in which Bitwise serves.? - BitwiseIndustries.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-29
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on their careers, ?ComicCon roles?, & balancing expectations

In loving memory of Hollie Haggans. Continuing their impromptu weekend morning series, Arlan and her wife, Anna, discuss multiple topics over their breakfast table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-27
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63. Monique Woodard - her investment ?cake? thesis & why Meghan Markle would be a great VC

Monique is the founder of venture capital firm Cake Ventures. Formerly led a $25M fund at accelerator 500 Startups, where she invested in black-owned businesses such as media startup Blavity and Court Buddy. Before then, she cofounded a network of black tech entrepreneurs, Black Founders. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-23
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Listen in while I get my first dose of the vaccine!

Recorded just moments ago... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-20
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You can now invest in my investment firm - Republic.co/Backstage

Republic.co/Backstage Join Arlan as she speaks with her Backstage team ? Christie, Brittany, and Chacho ? the afternoon of March 15, to discuss their groundbreaking crowdfund. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-16
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HUGE news!

Republic.co/Backstage --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-15
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Peloton, Netflix, The Watchmen & Biden

In loving memory of Hollie Haggans. Continuing their impromptu weekend morning series, Arlan and her wife, Anna, discuss multiple topics over their breakfast table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-13
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SPACs, Meghan Markle, & multiple fund theses among underrepresented investors w/McKeever & Chacho

Join Arlan as she welcomes guest McKeever (Mac) Conwell?GP at Rarebreed VC, and Chacho Valadez?Arlan?s colleague at Backstage Capital?to talk about current events. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-09
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on coffee, General Hospital, mask mandates, and the word (?) ?sawl?

Continuing their impromptu weekend morning series where Arlan and her wife, Anna, discuss multiple topics over their breakfast table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-06
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NFTs - everything you were afraid to ask & more!

Join Arlan as she welcomes guests Tonya Evans?and IP lawyer & crypto expert, Joe Saavedra?founder/CEO, Infinite Objects, and Chacho Valadez?Arlan?s colleague at Backstage Capital to try to demystify NFTs. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-02
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62. Morgan DeBaun - Blavity, Afrotech, & the one thing Morgan wants Arlan to know

Morgan DeBaun is a multi-hyphenate running a powerhouse conglomerate. Blavity, Inc. is the largest network of platforms and lifestyle brands surfing Black millennials in the world. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-03-02
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Billie Eilish, Anna?s composing range, and (not) spotting celebrities

Continuing their impromptu weekend morning series where Arlan and her wife, Anna, discuss multiple topics over their breakfast table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-27
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5-months revenue earned in 2 days w/one line of code??

Let the experimenting begin! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-26
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on ADHD, Ted Cruz, WandaVision, and handling negative feedback

Continuing their impromptu weekend morning series where Arlan and her wife, Anna, discuss multiple topics over their breakfast table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-20
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61. Abby Levy - $50M to fuel ages 60+ entrepreneurship

Abby Levy is the co-founder and partner of Primetime Partners, a venture capital fund w/Alan Patricof investing in companies run by people and/or addressing customers who are 60+. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-15
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Bieber, FOMO & in-home bowling allies

Continuing their impromptu weekend morning series where Arlan and her wife, Anna, discuss multiple topics over their breakfast table. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-13
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My first million! + new themesong!

It?s an episode full of !! where Arlan breaks down the historic 8-hour $1M Reg CF raise from Feb 1 and tells you how *she* made her first million in personal capital. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-11
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl talk about why they never fight + Arlan?s $1M raise

We had so much fun with this last weekend, we thought we?d do it again. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-06
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BIG announcement!

Republic.co/Backstage --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-02-01
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl (aka her wife, Anna) talk covid etiquette

Spoiler alert: wear a mask (or two), social distance, stay home when you can, save a life. Thanks! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-01-30
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ArlansAcademy.com special episode for YFM VIPs!

ArlansAcademy.com use code: YFMVIP at checkout. Special thanks to all of the experts at the academy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-01-28
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Arlan?s Academy behind the scenes w/Tonya Evans

Join Arlan and Tonya Evans as they discuss ArlansAcademy.com and Tonya?s course ?From Cash to Crypto?. Hear more from Tonya on her podcast, Tech Intersect. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-01-24
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MLK Day replay - Dr. Pamela Jolly

In this special episode, we revisit Your First Million?s very first episode from the summer of 2019. Such a timely and important conversation then and today. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-01-18
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MLK?s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech [Oslo, 1964]

Martin Luther King?s Acceptance Speech, award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1964 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-01-16
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Rachel and Arlan on Covid lockdowns in the UK and U.S.

An impromptu interview with my friend Rachel, in the UK. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2021-01-08
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While wearing a mask?? O Holy Night sung by Jaime Korkos

My dear friend Jaime Korkos sang this traditional Christmas song recently while wearing a mask. I dig masks and I dig Jaime, so wanted to share. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-12-28
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ASMR experiment - my new zen garden

My wife got me a zen garden for Xmas. I love ASMR?particularly the zen garden variety?so I decided to give it a whirl. This was recorded Dec 24, 2020 in my home office. I like to listen while I work on emails or if I can?t fall asleep at night. Give it a try! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-12-25
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If you?re feeling lonely or down during the holidays...

This one is for you:) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-12-25
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60. My Will Smith appearance + Diana Dimenna pt. 2

Catch my appearance on Will Smith?s Snapchat show Will From Home + Diana Dimenna becomes the first guest to appear twice on the podcast! She?s here to discuss her new Broadway co-production, Thoughts of a Colored Man. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-12-16
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Listen to the live webinar for Arlan?s Academy, Dec 13, 2020

Announcing: Arlan?s Academy! Brand new experts & courses w/a tuition price model! I take every single course before posting to ensure quality and I am learning SO much. Arlan?s Academy launched yesterday and already has more than $1,200-worth of value, 20+ hours of content, 6 experts, and more than a dozen courses in queue. arlanwashere.teachable.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-12-13
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59. Mark Cuban on why he invested in Arlan & more

You know Mark from Shark Tank, the Mavericks, and his more than 250 startup company investments. Learn what he invested in Arlan, what his secrets to success are, and why he hates when people kiss his butt. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-12-09
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58. Avery Francis - How she bootstrapped her way to $1M!

Avery Francis is the founder and CEO of Bloom, a consulting agency in Toronto serving North America. She how she took two terrible work experiences and turned them into a service making the lives of countless employees better, while creating a thriving company with a team of 9...all without taking a penny in outside funding. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-12-02
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How I earned $100,000 in 6 months

My first course, How to Raise Capital from Scratch, has generated more than $100,000 in its first 6 months. My new
2020-11-28
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Audio from today?s Backstage office hours

At my investment firm, Backstage Capital, we have monthly office hours for entrepreneurs. This is the raw audio from today?s session ICYMI. Sign up for our next office hours with live Q&A at BackstageCapital.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-11-25
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57. Katrina Lake - Youngest women to IPO / Stitch Fix

My guest today was the youngest woman to take her company public (IPO) and the only woman to do so in 2017. She?s using that distinction, her influence, and her voice to make sure many more will follow and break her records. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-11-23
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My Weekly Recap - Friday, Nov 20

Thought I?d try something a little different. This is a 20min recap of my week, to give you a glimpse of what a *week in the life* is like. Let me know if you want me to keep doing these! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-11-21
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Special! Full audio of NEW documentary from BackstageCapital.com!

Now you can *listen* to the brand new Backstage Capital documentary on a road trip, while working around your home, or while taking notes. For the full video, visit BackstageCapital.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-11-19
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56. Diana DiMenna - Broadway producer changing the game

Diana DiMenna is an award-winning theater and film producer and philanthropist. Her Broadway credits include the record-breaking play What the Constitution Means to Me, and the newly announced, Thoughts of a Colored Man, where she?s co-producing with others including Samira Wiley. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-11-19
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If you?re feeling stressed about the election...

I?ve got a few things that may be of help in this episode. [transcription coming soon] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-11-04
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VOTE! + New documentary + my 40th birthday

iwillvote.com / backstagecapital.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-11-02
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Nora & Thea - Unconventional VC

GPS, LPs, angels, family offices, institutions?Listen in as Nora & Thea, partners at Nordic venture fund Unconventional.vc, give this fantastic presentation on the state of funding for women and POC in the Nordics and beyond. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-10-08
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Q&A pt.2 - Oct 3

More answers to your burning questions! Taken from Instagram.com/arlanwashere --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-10-04
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Q&A with Arlan - Oct 2

Your business, investment, and personal questions answered! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/yfm/message
2020-10-03
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