Your First Million

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Your First Million
by Arlan Hamilton

ISBN: 9780316507967
Hardcover, new

Brief Description:
One of the few Black women to break into the boy’s club of Silicon Valley
offers her secrets for how anyone can build a legacy of wealth and impact.
Having lived nearly her entire life below the poverty line before going on
to attain wealth and success as an entrepreneur and investor, Arlan
Hamilton knows that money is power–but not for the reasons most people
believe. Money is power, she says, because it provides us with options: to
pursue our passions, take risks, and change our situation in life. In Your
First Million, Hamilton argues that entrepreneurship is the quickest path
to attaining that power–particularly for those who haven’t had much of it
in the past– shows how anyone–no matter what they look like or how much
money they have–can tap into all the new tools, platforms, and sources of
funding available to get their million-dollar idea off the ground. Readers
will learn: how to identify unmet needs in the market, raise money in ways
that preserve ownership, choose the right collaborators, create multiple
income streams, and turn their unique knowledge and experience into a
profitable businesses–while reinvesting in their communities and
empowering others to do the same. If we can change who gets to decide what
new ideas are worthy, and who gets to turn those ideas into reality, not
only can we change our own circumstances–we can change the world.