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Arlan Hamilton on raising $5M in crowdfunding, empowering & educating underestimated founders | E1205

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Arlan Hamilton of Backstage Capital discusses her $5M crowdfunding raise on Republic (04:16), what's "popping" in her current portfolio (20:06), her founder education course (49:46), and more! Check out the pod notes here: http://bit.ly/1205podnotes

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