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Hey, I’m Chacho, and welcome to my podcast, where we focus on the human side of startup success. I’m glad you’re here! As a startup investor, I am passionate about mental and physical health, psychology, building meaningful relationships, and how these aspects influence the process of building successful companies. Every week, I have genuine conversations with thoughtful startup founders, investors, athletes, and thinkers. Together, we explore ways to leverage our minds to think differently, ...
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Backstage Capital is venture investment fund that backs underrepresented tech startup founders. Since inception in September 2015, Backstage has deployed nearly $2m into 40+ startups around the U.S. that are led by women, POC, and LGBT founders. This podcast takes you behind the scenes to show you what it's like to build a fund from scratch and give you deep insights into what investors are REALLY looking for. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You might steal a donut. But that'll have nothing to do ...
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On today’s episode, we’re joined by my friend Manuel Saez! Manuel is a distinguished leader, industrial designer, and founder with a passion for elevating startups through emotional intelligence and strategic innovation. Over the past fifteen years, Manuel has founded two companies, brought over fifty products to market, and secured thirty-five pat…
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On today’s episode, we’re joined by my friend Erin Falter. Erin is the founder of Pink Skies, a boutique performance consultancy that focuses on brands in health, mindfulness and culture. In addition to Pink Skies, Erin leads growth for Mother Games alongside her sister, where they are building their first MMO title and are on a mission to create t…
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Today we're joined by my friend, Harold Hughes, Founder and CEO of Bandwagon, a South Carolina-based live experience technology company. As a web3 builder and community leader, Harold published “A Kid’s Book About Blockchain.” to help educate people "from 6 to 60" about the revolutionary technology that Bandwagon specializes in. Additionally, he is…
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We have one of my favorite people on today’s show, Christie Pitts! Christie was one of my first bosses when I started working in venture capital. I’ve long considered her a mentor and good friend. Christie is both an operator and investor, having invested in 200 companies led by underrepresented founders at Backstage Capital and having co-founded s…
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Hey, I’m Chacho, and welcome to my podcast, where we focus on the human side of startup success. I’m glad you’re here! As a startup investor, I am passionate about mental and physical health, psychology, building meaningful relationships, and how these aspects influence the process of building successful companies. Every week, I have genuine conver…
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