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Published in Green Room

·Nov 5, 2020

If fund managers want to hold onto Yale’s $31.2 billion endowment, they need to diversify their staff

Valued at $31.2 billion, Yale’s endowment is a huge win for many investment managers. However, at the beginning of October 2020, the university’s endowment chief Dave Swensen added a condition to the privilege of managing their money: fund managers have to demonstrate efforts to increase diversity within their firms. …

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If Fund Managers Want to Hold onto Yale’s $31.2
If Fund Managers Want to Hold onto Yale’s $31.2

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Published in Green Room

·Nov 2, 2020

Citigroup economist, Dana Peterson, identifies a national loss of $16 trillion due to racial inequity

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact the global economy, it has also highlighted the racial inequities that permeate our country’s financial infrastructure. In an effort to help businesses keep employees on payroll and cover necessary expenses, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) enacted the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). …

Citigroup

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Citigroup economist, Dana Peterson, identifies a national loss of $16 trillion due to racial…
Citigroup economist, Dana Peterson, identifies a national loss of $16 trillion due to racial…
Citigroup

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Published in Green Room

·Oct 19, 2020

What does JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion commitment to tackle the racial wealth gap really mean?

We took a look at JPMorgan Chase’s new announcement to give a balanced breakdown of what it means. JP Morgan Chase, which holds $2.82 trillion in U.S. assets, announced a pledge of $30 billion on October 8, 2020 in order to achieve greater racial equity over the course of 5…

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What does JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion commitment to tackle the racial wealth gap really mean?
What does JPMorgan Chase’s $30 billion commitment to tackle the racial wealth gap really mean?

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Published in Green Room

·Oct 5, 2020

An epic conversation with Harry Stebbings: My 1:1 on The 20 Minute VC (finally!)

Say it with me: IT’S ABOUT DAMN TIME! Yes, that’s right, your eyes and ears aren’t deceiving you — Harry and I finally (fintally with a T, yall) got to sit down and talk with each other for his podcast, The 20 Minute VC, a pod that gets millions of…

Venture Capital

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An epic conversation with Harry Stebbings: My 1:1 on The 20 Minute VC (finally!)
An epic conversation with Harry Stebbings: My 1:1 on The 20 Minute VC (finally!)
Venture Capital

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Apr 18, 2020

Announcing $1,000,000 in my online course scholarships for displaced college students!

Over the past nearly 5 years, I’ve seen what bold things can happen when someone gives you your first ‘YES’. After several years of looking for help and resources for my investment fund, Backstage Capital, an angel investor named Susan Kimberlin (MIT grad) came through! …

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Announcing $1,000,000 in my online course scholarships for displaced college students!
Announcing $1,000,000 in my online course scholarships for displaced college students!

4 min read


Published in Green Room

·Mar 10, 2020

Backstage Tour 2020 update!

Hi, Backstage friends! We’ve all seen the impact of COVID-19 on live events, especially over the past few days. As a result, we’ve decided it’s best to evolve Backstage Tour 2020 into a series of virtual, city-focused events. Our first and utmost priority is the safety and wellbeing of our…

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Backstage Tour 2020 update!
Backstage Tour 2020 update!

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Dec 17, 2019

Once again, Cardi B is speaking my truth…

The following is from my pov and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of all Backstage’s employees, investments, investors, or community members. While I don’t pay much attention to trends in venture and startups, I have been paying close attention to waves and patterns of sentiment and intent since I…

Venture Capital

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Venture Capital

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Sep 20, 2019

What’s the Opposite of FOMO?

We at Backstage Capital celebrated our 4-year anniversary on September 15, and it made me reminisce and reflect on what it has taken to get here, our hits and misses, and everything in between. …

Venture Capital

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Venture Capital

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Aug 30, 2019

How I saved $20,000 and reignited my passion for photography

If you didn’t read the above photo’s caption, do so now…I’m still astonished by it. I’ve been in love with photography half of my life — nearly 20 years. There was a burst of energy around it in my early 20s when I first discovered my eye for it. I…

Photography

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My iPhone X photo Xperiment — how I saved $20,000 and reignited my passion for photography
My iPhone X photo Xperiment — how I saved $20,000 and reignited my passion for photography
Photography

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Published in ZORA

·Aug 14, 2019

Venture Capital Pioneer, Arlan Hamilton, Pens Letter to Readers

In this new exclusive column for ZORA, Backstage Capital maven Arlan Hamilton and her team offer entrepreneurship, tech, and business wisdom for women of color — My name is Arlan. I’m 38. Black. Woman. Incredibly homosexual. Used to be on food stamps. Used to have a negative bank balance. Used to have no place to live for weeks and months at a time. Today, I am a venture capitalist with more than 130 tech companies in…

Startup

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‘I Came for the Cake, Not the Crumbs.’
‘I Came for the Cake, Not the Crumbs.’
Startup

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