ZigZag: Arlan Hamilton says capitalism is still the great equalizer

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🗓️ 28 December 2020

⏱️ 48 minutes

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"Today we're sharing an episode from another TED podcast: ZigZag, hosted by Manoush Zomorodi.

In 2018, Backstage Capital's Arlan Hamilton was on the cover of Fast Company magazine. The headline was irresistible: homeless, gay, Black woman becomes hot-shot Silicon Valley investor. But the reality is that Black female founders still get token amounts of funding, despite being the fastest growing demographic in the startup world. On this episode, Arlan reflects on whether she's improved the plight of “underestimated and underrepresented” founders and how she explains privilege to white, male investors who don't understand the point of her investment fund. Plus, Manoush's daughter weighs in on entrepreneurship.

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0:00.0	Ted Audio Collective.
0:02.0	Audio Collective.
0:04.0	Hey Ted Business Listeners, it's Madupa Acinola.
0:12.0	And we're taking a break this week and sharing one of our faces. Hey Ted Business Listeners, it's Madupa Akinola.
0:12.7	And we're taking a break this week and sharing one of our favorite episodes of Zigzag.
0:16.8	It's hosted by Manouche Zamorodi, who also hosts the Ted Radio Hour.
0:22.0	If you want to hear more, you can subscribe to Zigzag wherever you're
0:25.3	listening to this. The last season of Zigzag had some great interviews around
0:30.3	changing our relationships to stuff,
0:32.8	completely rehauling the stock market,
0:34.9	making business more ethical, and a lot more.
0:38.3	So here's zigzag,
0:39.5	and we'll be back with new episodes of Ted Business
0:42.2	on January 11th.
0:45.0	Hey, it's Adam Grant, host of the Ted Podcast to Work Life.
0:48.8	This episode has been brought to you by Destination Canada.
0:52.0	Stay tuned for a story about Cohen, a gifted
0:55.1	storyteller dedicated to preserving cultural legacies. Support for this
1:00.3	podcast comes from BCG. There are so many urgent questions in the minds of business leaders today.
1:06.0	What will the economy look like in six months?
1:08.0	Should you be investing in generative AI for your company?
1:12.0	Is the Metaverse real or just hype and what can you do to hold on to your best
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