Ben Chestnut turned his side hustle into a multi-billion dollar startup without raising any venture capital.In this episode of Back to the Basics with Justin McLeod, Ben Chestnut, Co-Founder of Mailchimp, shares his unconventional startup suc

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Apr 4th, 2024 27s

Back to the Basics is a podcast series that highlights the backstory of resilient startup founders, investors, and operators in tech who have overcome the stereotypes and biases faced in the startup world to trailblaze their own path to success

Disrupting Venture Capital With Arlan Hamilton

Jul 1st, 2021 27m 14s

Arlan Hamilton went from being homeless to building a venture capital firm that has managed over $20M in funds and has invested in 200 startup companies. In this episode, Arlan, Founder of Backstage Capital, shares her story of breaking into

The Resilient Solo Founder With Sevetri Wilson

Mar 17th, 2021 47m 6s

As a solo Black female-founder, Sevetri Wilson has made history multiple times for the millions of dollars she has raised for her startup, Resilia. In this episode, Sevetri shares her story of running a startup as a solo founder, shifting from

Managing Billions With Durantae Lucas

Jun 17th, 2020 52m 2s

Durantae Lucas is the Head of Finance at a venture capital firm that invested early in Calendly and SalesLoft, two unicorn startups valued at over $1 Billion.In this episode, Durantae of Atlanta Ventures shares tips on how to maintain cash fl

The Drive To $11 Million With Jermaine Brown

Jun 11th, 2020 45m 16s

Jermaine Brown transformed his love for luxury cars into a lucrative software company that drove $11 million dollars in revenue without raising any outside capital. In this episode, Jermaine, Founder of CCAW Automative Group, shares his story

Mixing & Mastering The Tech World With Carlos Gonzalez

May 27th, 2020 48m 41s

Carlos Gonzalez started his career as an audio engineer in Atlanta mixing and mastering songs for popular rap artists like Future and Waka Flocka before learning how to code. In this episode, Carlos, Co-Founder of Tyrannosaurus Tech, shares h