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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Working for Verizon Ventures, Pitts learned about Hamilton’s startup and met with her, thinking the fledgling company would be a perfect match for Verizon’s strategic focus on diversity. That didn’t work out, but in August 2017, Pitts left Verizon to become Hamilton’s full-time partner.

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7 Apps to Teach Kids About Money

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To start, financial literacy appears to set kids up for a lifetime of better financial circumstances. Most appropriate for kids who already have a basic understanding of how allowances work, this app allows you to set up a virtual “family bank” and even give your kids prepaid debit cards. Verizon Family Money.

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