Arlan Hamilton
Founder and managing partner, Backstage Capital
Arlan Hamilton is the founder and managing partner of Backstage Capital, an investment firm that focuses on minimizing funding disparities by investing in underestimated founders, namely female, BlPOC, and LGBTQ+ leaders. Since 2015, when Hamilton first started Backstage Capital while she was homeless, the firm has raised more than $7 million and invested in more than 130 companies. Fortune included Hamilton in 2018’s 40 Under 40 list, and in May 2020, Hamilton published her semi-autobiographical book, It’s About Damn Time, through which she gained critical and industry acclaim and shared her story of grit, strategy, and empowerment.
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Getting a no is not a surprise. You can repurpose it. You can change the way you think about something and then you have leverage.
Flight Template Series: Building Self-Actualized Teams
Turn Being Underestimated into an Advantage
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Underestimated groups often suffer from imposter syndrome in part because they are perceived as and treated as imposters by their industry. That said, perception is not reality. Developed for undercapitalized teams, startups, entrepreneurs, and intrapreneurs, this flight will help you understand how to turn being underestimated into a powerful advantage, as well as how to move forward with your ambitions with intention.
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Ways to use being underestimated to your company’s advantage
Ideas for next steps and pushing through barriers
Alignment on what your team will do with an audience