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From Homeless to the 1%: Advice from a Venture Capitalist

From Homeless to the 1%: Advice from a Venture Capitalist

FromBoss Files with Poppy Harlow


From Homeless to the 1%: Advice from a Venture Capitalist

FromBoss Files with Poppy Harlow

ratings:
Length:
33 minutes
Released:
Apr 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Arlan Hamilton, Managing Partner and Founder of Backstage Capital, knows what it's like to start a business in the face of extreme adversity. Before she founded her venture capital fund five years ago, she was living on food stamps and sleeping in airports. She's focused on investing in underrepresented entrepreneurs - women, people of color, and LGBTQ founders - and is finding inventive ways to support the companies in her portfolio during the coronavirus.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 30, 2020
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

CNN's Poppy Harlow explores the journeys of business and global leaders. In-depth interviews with leadership advice from entrepreneurs, CEOs and innovators about what it takes to rise to the top.