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"THIS BOOK IS A GIFT TO ANYONE WHO HAS EVER FELT UNDERESTIMATED."
ELIZABETH UVIEBINENE, bestselling co-author of Slay in Your Lane
and Loud Black Girls "IF YOU WANT TO FEEL INSPIRED, READ THIS NOW."
JAMEELA JAMIL, actress, model, and writer From a black, gay woman
who broke into the boys' club of Silicon Valley comes an empowering
guide to finding your voice, working your way into any room you
want to be in, and achieving your own dreams. In 2015, Arlan
Hamilton was on food stamps and sleeping on the floor of the San
Francisco airport, with nothing but an old laptop and a dream of
breaking into the venture capital business. She couldn't understand
why people starting companies all looked the same (white and male),
and she wanted the chance to invest in the ideas and people who
didn't conform to this image of how a founder is supposed to look.
Hamilton had no contacts or network in Silicon Valley, no
background in finance - not even a college degree. What she did
have was fierce determination and the will to succeed. As much as
we wish it weren't so, we still live in a world where being
underrepresented often means being underestimated. But as someone
who makes her living investing in high-potential founders who also
happen to be female, LGBTQ, or people of color, Hamilton
understands that being undervalued simply means that a big upside
exists. Because even if you have to work twice as hard to get to
the starting line, she says, once you are on a level playing field,
you will sprint ahead. Despite what society would have you believe,
Hamilton argues, a privileged background, an influential network,
and a fancy college degree are not prerequisites for success. Here
she shares the hard-won wisdom she's picked up on her remarkable
journey from food-stamp recipient to venture capitalist, with
lessons like "The Best Music Comes from the Worst Breakups," "Let
Someone Shorter Stand in Front of You," "The Dangers of Hustle
Porn," and "Don't Let Anyone Drink Your Diet Coke." Along the way,
she inspires us all to defy other people's expectations and to
become the role models we've been looking for.
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