Heredia did something similar on his own prior to going to prison but says after the Last Mile program he is better prepared to run the business.

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While most demo days in Silicon Valley feature young entrepreneurs worrying about problems like customer acquisition, the participants in The Last Mile program have other hard realities to think about.

FORBES: San Quentin Prisoners Learn Technology, Pitch Startups

The Last Mile program was created by Chris Redlitz and Beverly Parenti, who also run a more traditional incubator, KickLabs, but started this program to apply their knowledge to help prisoners.

FORBES: San Quentin Prisoners Learn Technology, Pitch Startups

The Last Mile is a six-month, twice-weekly program for prisoners to learn entrepreneurship while developing their own startup idea.

FORBES: San Quentin Prisoners Learn Technology, Pitch Startups