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Arlan Hamilton isn’t your typical VC. She’s a smart, scrappy founder and fighter and believes in inclusion and diversity to drive outsized rewards. Her firm Backstage Capital invests in underrepresented founders like herself: people of color, LGBT and anyone SF wouldn’t normally give a fair shake. She’s fiery, she attacks conventions and she’s changing the world of tech while focused on enormous ROIs. Enjoy. Listen and Learn: How to raise your 1st VC fund, while being homeless The power of connecting founders with investors What will happen to Silicon Valley’s big boy club Why under-represented founders deliver outsized returns How to be contrarian with your focuses Why grit is the #1 most important factor for founders and investors What investors lack that operators know The massive disparity in venture capital Why Silicon Valley doesn’t have a pipeline problem Arlan’s Projects: Arlan’s Angellist profile Backstage Capital Bootstrapped VC podcast Arlan’s Twitter: @arlanwashere Backstage Capital Twitter: @backstage_cap