Arlan Hamilton: Underrepresented founders are conditioned against celebrating their accomplishments
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Arlan Hamilton, Founder and Managing Partner at Backstage Capital, discusses the social and psychological barriers underrepresented leaders face when acknowledging their own success.
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“I think that, especially women, and especially people of color, we are kind of trained. This is not to say that white men are not, because obviously we're having this conversation, but I think a lot of us are trained, depending on how we grew up, we're trained to think, oh, you're being too boastful, or you're not allowed to experience that pride. It's too much, and even sometimes religion plays a role in that.”
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