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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Episodes (313)
Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Anna being “swole”, American Idol, & sound design
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65. Coolhaus Ice cream founder Natasha Case on delivering deliciousness
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64. Bitwise founders on raising $50M to become the change they’ve been looking f...
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on their careers, “ComicCon roles”, & balancing expecta...
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63. Monique Woodard - her investment “cake” thesis & why Meghan Markle would be...
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Listen in while I get my first dose of the vaccine!
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You can now invest in my investment firm - Republic.co/Backstage
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HUGE news!
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Peloton, Netflix, The Watchmen & Biden
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SPACs, Meghan Markle, & multiple fund theses among underrepresented investors w/...
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on coffee, General Hospital, mask mandates, and the wor...
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NFTs - everything you were afraid to ask & more!
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62. Morgan DeBaun - Blavity, Afrotech, & the one thing Morgan wants Arlan to kno...
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Billie Eilish, Anna’s composing range, and (not) spo...
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5-months revenue earned in 2 days w/one line of code??
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on ADHD, Ted Cruz, WandaVision, and handling negative f...
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61. Abby Levy - $50M to fuel ages 60+ entrepreneurship
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl on Bieber, FOMO & in-home bowling allies
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My first million! + new themesong!
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl talk about why they never fight + Arlan’s $1M raise
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BIG announcement!
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Arlan & @QueerGermanGirl (aka her wife, Anna) talk covid etiquette
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ArlansAcademy.com special episode for YFM VIPs!
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Arlan’s Academy behind the scenes w/Tonya Evans
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MLK Day replay - Dr. Pamela Jolly
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MLK’s Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech [Oslo, 1964]
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Rachel and Arlan on Covid lockdowns in the UK and U.S.
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While wearing a mask?? O Holy Night sung by Jaime Korkos
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ASMR experiment - my new zen garden
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If you’re feeling lonely or down during the holidays...
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60. My Will Smith appearance + Diana Dimenna pt. 2
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Listen to the live webinar for Arlan’s Academy, Dec 13, 2020
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59. Mark Cuban on why he invested in Arlan & more
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58. Avery Francis - How she bootstrapped her way to $1M!
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How I earned $100,000 in 6 months
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Audio from today’s Backstage office hours
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57. Katrina Lake - Youngest women to IPO / Stitch Fix
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My Weekly Recap - Friday, Nov 20
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Special! Full audio of NEW documentary from BackstageCapital.com!
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56. Diana DiMenna - Broadway producer changing the game
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If you’re feeling stressed about the election...
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VOTE! + New documentary + my 40th birthday
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Nora & Thea - Unconventional VC
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Q&A pt.2 - Oct 3
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Q&A with Arlan - Oct 2
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Bonus: Networks vs. Networking
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Have you heard the audio version of my book, It’s About Damn Time?
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My $6M fund with Mark Cuban
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Behind the scenes- BackstageCrowd.com’s First Million!
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55. Jennifer Neundorfer - Finding the right investor fit for you
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