GHOGH with Jamarlin Martin

Angela Benton talks about starting NewMe Accelerator, whose black and brown founders have raised $42 million in venture capital. Super-early to Black tech media with BlackWeb 2.0, she discusses building her personal brand while being a single mother, battling cancer, and whether or not most of the "diversity" gains in Silicon Valley will go to privileged white women.

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Jamarlin talks to Detavio Samuels, president of Interactive One, the largest independent digital media platform focused on urban culture. Samuels leads a $30M digital media business that in 2017 acquired Bossip, Madamenoire, and HiphopWired. They discuss Richelieu Dennis' acquisition of Essence, Facebook's recent fumbles, and whether Complex Media is a culture vulture.

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Jamarlin talks to Arlan Hamilton about Backstage Capital, the venture capital fund she dreamed up while she was homeless, and how she made it a reality. The discussion includes controversial names in the Silicon Valley establishment such as Doerr, Moritz, Zuckerberg, Sandberg, and Andreessen. They also discuss Tamika Mallory attending Saviours' Day with Louis Farrakhan.  Recorded on March 12, 2018, in Austin, TX. 

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Rodney Williams, Founder, and CEO of Lisnr talks about raising $10M of VC, HBCU endowments investing in Black Tech, and developing the discipline and maturity to fire loyal employees you like.

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Brian talks about Kairos, blockchain, and if Disney's Black Panther is revolutionary.

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