Your First Million

Martin Luther King’s Acceptance Speech, award of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, December 10, 1964

An impromptu interview with my friend Rachel, in the UK.

My dear friend Jaime Korkos sang this traditional Christmas song recently while wearing a mask. I dig masks and I dig Jaime, so wanted to share.

My wife got me a zen garden for Xmas. I love ASMR—particularly the zen garden variety—so I decided to give it a whirl. This was recorded Dec 24, 2020 in my home office. I like to listen while I work on emails or if I can’t fall asleep at night. Give it a try!

This one is for you:)

Catch my appearance on Will Smith’s Snapchat show Will From Home + Diana Dimenna becomes the first guest to appear twice on the podcast! She’s here to discuss her new Broadway co-production, Thoughts of a Colored Man.

Announcing: Arlan’s Academy! Brand new experts & courses w/a tuition price model! I take every single course before posting to ensure quality and I am learning SO much. Arlan’s Academy launched yesterday and already has more than $1,200-worth of value, 20+ hours of content, 6 experts, and more than a dozen courses in queue. arlanwashere.teachable.com

You know Mark from Shark Tank, the Mavericks, and his more than 250 startup company investments. Learn what he invested in Arlan, what his secrets to success are, and why he hates when people kiss his butt.

Avery Francis is the founder and CEO of Bloom, a consulting agency in Toronto serving North America. She how she took two terrible work experiences and turned them into a service making the lives of countless employees better, while creating a thriving company with a team of 9...all without taking a penny in outside funding.

My first course, How to Raise Capital from Scratch, has generated more than $100,000 in its first 6 months. My new

At my investment firm, Backstage Capital, we have monthly office hours for entrepreneurs. This is the raw audio from today’s session ICYMI. Sign up for our next office hours with live Q&A at BackstageCapital.com.

My guest today was the youngest woman to take her company public (IPO) and the only woman to do so in 2017. She’s using that distinction, her influence, and her voice to make sure many more will follow and break her records.

Thought I’d try something a little different. This is a 20min recap of my week, to give you a glimpse of what a *week in the life* is like. Let me know if you want me to keep doing these!

Now you can *listen* to the brand new Backstage Capital documentary on a road trip, while working around your home, or while taking notes. For the full video, visit BackstageCapital.com

Diana DiMenna is an award-winning theater and film producer and philanthropist. Her Broadway credits include the record-breaking play What the Constitution Means to Me, and the newly announced, Thoughts of a Colored Man, where she’s co-producing with others including Samira Wiley.

I’ve got a few things that may be of help in this episode. [transcription coming soon]

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GPS, LPs, angels, family offices, institutions—Listen in as Nora & Thea, partners at Nordic venture fund Unconventional.vc, give this fantastic presentation on the state of funding for women and POC in the Nordics and beyond.

More answers to your burning questions! Taken from Instagram.com/arlanwashere

Your business, investment, and personal questions answered!

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Bonus episode dissecting my investment partnership with Mark Cuban, ArlanWasHere Investments.

In this episode, you’re a fly on the wall during a call I recently had as part of an interview series for print. This raw audio takes you behind the scene on my thoughts on my investment syndicate’s latest milestone (shoutout to Your First Million listeners!), as well as SEC regulations around accredited investing.

Jen is an operator turned investor who has backed over 50 early stage startups. She is a partner at January Ventures. As an operator, she launched and scaled media and advertising businesses at 21st Century Fox and YouTube. She is a mother to two young children and juggles the demands of being a working mom. She has an MBA from Stanford and a BA from Harvard.