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Backstage Capital Is Funding Startups by Underestimated Entrepreneurs

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Arlan Hamilton, founder and managing partner, says, “ We invest in the very best founders who identify as women, people of color or LGBT in the United States. That didn’t work out, but in August 2017, Pitts left Verizon to become Hamilton’s full-time partner. I personally identify as all three.”

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It’s Not the End: Why Creating an Exit Strategy Sets Your Business Up for Long-Term Success

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Having a plan to exit helps manage risk by reducing exposure to potential downsides if conditions change and is especially important for startups or high-risk investments that face higher levels of uncertainty.” billion and instead sold themselves to Verizon in 2016 for only $4.6 Are there different types of exit strategies?

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