Your First Million

By Arlan HamiltonBusiness Entrepreneurship

Your First Million episodes

July 13, 2020 47. Raheem.ai - ending police brutality
Brandon D. Anderson, Founder & CEO, founded Raheem after police killed his partner during a routine traffic stop. He is a U.S. army veteran, 2019 TED Fellow, and Smithsonian Ingenuity Award Nominee. Brandon graduated from Georgetown University in 2015.
Credits
Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)
36 min
July 12, 2020 Jason Calacanis - the best startup syndicate investor of all time?
Join @ArlanWasHere and @Jason as they get into some #realtalk this Sunday afternoon about syndicates, Backstage Crowd, finding 7 unicorns (!!), and the one venture firm who Jason doesn’t get along with.
1 hr 17 min
July 11, 2020 46. OMG! - General Hospital cast w/Arlan group chat
Join Arlan as she sits down--virtually--with cast members from her favorite TV show, General Hospital.
It kicks off with a few mins 1-on-1 with actress Katelyn McMullen ("Willow"), followed by a mega group chat with cast members Chloe Lanier ("Nelle"), Sofia Mattsson ("Sasha"), Briana Henry ("Jordan"), Tamara Braun (fmr "Kim Nero"), Laura Wright ("Carly"), and Finola Hughes ("Anna")! Alternate description: "aaaaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!" Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)
55 min
July 04, 2020 If you’re new to this podcast, start here :)
Welcome! (Or just a refresher for longtime listeners)
35 min
July 03, 2020 45. Tanya Van Court - Goalsetter
Tanya Van Court is the Founder and CEO of Goalsetter. Goalsetter is a goal-based savings, gifting and financial literacy platform, made just for kids and families.
Credits
Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)
35 min
June 28, 2020Paige Craig on syndicate investing, “We could put together $1m in a day or two.”
Paige Craig is one of the most well-respected angel investors in the game, but he didn’t start his career in the finance world. After serving in the U.S. Marine Corps, he started his own military intelligence company and sold it in 2009. Since then, he’s been at the top of the leader boards on AngelList, pulling together funds for a variety of startups like Lyft, Twitter, and Postmates.
Paige shares some great insights on how syndicate investing works. We talk about his experience with investing, how he built his network, and the risks you should anticipate when investing with Backstage Crowd (or any other syndicate).
If you want to get involved, visit backstagecrowd.com.

Highlights
5:46 Paige tells his story about growing up homeless, and then joining the U.S. Marine Corps

10:02 I ask him about the early investments he made in some of today’s notable tech giants

12:39 He tells me how AngelList came to be and what early syndicates looked like

14:55 He talks about why he loves investing in tech

18:08 I ask Paige to explain how his syndicate worked and what people need to know about the investment process

24:07 We talk about some of the biggest syndicates he organized

28:20 I ask how his syndicate members react to investment losses

31:07 What is the right percentage of someone’s net worth that they should be putting into investments?

34:00 We talk about what we enjoy about contributing to a fund and being part of a syndicate

37:06 Paige believes diversity makes competition better
Links
Twitter: @paigecraig
For founders in the South: Outlanderlabs.com
42 min
June 22, 2020 Syndicate deal for non-accredited investors - Fleeting - BackstageCrowd.com
Impromptu episode to announce Backstage Crowd’s first non-accredited investor deal, portfolio company Fleeting, on republic.co. More than $750k raised and 3.5k+ individual investors, and has a cap of ~$1m. I didn’t want you to miss it so releasing this today!
34 min
June 20, 2020 1 solid hour of strategy for Backstage Crowd syndicate members
Grab a pen and paper to take notes! Here’s more context on the new BackstageCrowd.com investment syndicate that I have launched with my team. Great for anyone who has questions beyond our Q&A episode, who wants to think through investment strategy within the syndicate, or who is curious about our first deal. Accredited and non-accredited, inquire within!
59 min
June 17, 2020 44. Swati Mylavarapu - Moonshot Investor
Finding small gems, investing in them, building teams, getting other like-minded supporters involved, combining the right ingredients for growth… that’s what Swati has done her entire career.
For starters, she invested in herself, getting degrees at Oxford and Harvard as a Rhodes scholar. She learned how great teams and companies are built from the inside at start-ups Quid & Square. Most recently, she learned how capital supports and amplifies entrepreneurs as a partner at KPCB.
Music by Jeff Kaale (1, 2, 3, 4)
46 min
June 13, 2020 Introducing BackstageCrowd.com - an investing syndicate
Hear the June 12 virtual Q&A about our new investing syndicate, BackstageCrowd.com.
1 hr 23 min

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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…