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Podcast: Boardroom Governance with Evan Epstein
Episode: Miriam Rivera: "If You Invest In Diverse Teams, It Will Lead to Financial Outperformance"
Description: Start of interview [1:44]Miriam's "origin story" from Puerto Rico to the U.S. mainland [2:17]Her pick for a dual JD/MBA degree [3:16]Her experience as a startup founder in the late 1990s [5:17]Her early experience at Google starting 2001 [07:08]Her focus on angel investing and entry into the VC industry [08:09]Her experience with the Kauffman Fellows Program "they were at the forefront of diversifying VC" [10:18]How to think about corporate boards from the seed stage onward [12:37]The problem with lack of diversity of skill sets and backgrounds in startup boards [14:27]The approach of Ulu Ventures with board seats [15:22]"In the last 10...