{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Behind The Work by Jessica Santana","title":"Breaking Into The World of Startups and Venture Capital with Miki Reynolds","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3664,"description":"Miki Reynolds is the Head of Programs and an investor at Slauson & Co, where she develops and leads programs — like their Friends & Family accelerator — that advance their mission of economic inclusion. She brings a fierce passion for supporting an inclusive community of entrepreneurs, having directly advised 350+ early stage companies from idea to seed stage, primarily led by Black, AAPI, Latinx and Women founders who have raised over $120M in capital collectively.Prior to Slauson & Co, Miki was the CEO & Co-Founder of Grid110, an award winning non-profit providing free entrepreneurship programs to underrepresented founders in partnership with the City of Los Angeles. She has spent the last two decades working in tech, encompassing IT project management, digital marketing, creative services, product management, software development, and e-commerce. After managing digital projects at global entertainment corporations like MGM Studios and 20th Century Fox, and leading operations and product for a software development company, she launched the Downtown LA location for tech education company General Assembly. She left GA mid-2017 after being appointed to the founding Executive Director position at Grid110.Miki has accepted commendations from former Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on behalf of General Assembly and Grid110, has been recognized by LA Biz Journal as a Woman of Influence, was named to Techweek's #Techweek100, and sits on the advisory boards for PledgeLA and Grid110. She has also spoken at Creative Mornings, General Assembly, SXSW, Silicon Beach Fest, All Raise, Nashville's 3686 Festival, Venture Atlanta, LMU, USC and UCLA.A proud UCLA alum, taco fiend, rescue dog owner times two, and passionate advocate for the LA startup community.🎧 Tune in to learn:☀️ What it truly takes to build a community-driven accelerator and the lessons Miki brought into venture investing☀️ What venture capitalists look for in founders beyond product and traction — and what...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/BeWs27ZBOKNAjZ63FE09H0yIOg2VSU3UImwarqjXJpw/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80OGIx/MGUxYjE5N2I1ODIx/NTdlM2UyNGRlYjg1/MmFiZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}