How Arlan Hamilton Changed Her Money Mindset | Richer Lives by SoFi

Vivian Tu (aka YourRichBFF) and SoFi’s Brian Walsh (aka Dr. Money) talk with the founder of Backstage Capital, Arlan Hamilton, about how she went from making less than $25K a year and experiencing homelessness, to starting the first venture capital fund focusing on underrepresented founders. Ready to start living a richer life? Become a SoFi member to borrow, bank, and invest all in one app: https://www.sofi.com/richerlives Did Arlan’s story inspire you to start looking for a home? SoFi offers competitive home-mortgage options: https://www.sofi.com/home-loans/mortgage/ Follow SoFi: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/SoFi/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@SoFi Twitter: https://twitter.com/SoFi Follow Dr. Money: Twitter: https://twitter.com/_BrianMWalsh Follow Your Rich BFF: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/your.richbff/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@yourrichbff Follow Arlan Hamilton: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arlanwashere X: https://twitter.com/arlanwashere - Chapter Splitting 0:00 - Meet Arlan Hamilton 1:17 - Is Shark Tank real? 3:00 - Pitching a New Business 5:37 - Breaking into Venture Capital 8:57 - Overcoming Scarcity Mindset 10:55 - From Overlooked to Opportunity 14:50 - Advocating for Women of Color 17:54 - Becoming a Venture Catalyst 21:23 - Do You ACTUALLY Need Venture Funding? 23:45 - Arlan’s Relationship with Money