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30-to-life and pitching a startup

The Last Mile, a tech incubator at San Quentin State Prison, allows a select group of inmates to form startup ideas and pitch them to venture capitalists.

Boone Appetite

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inmate entrepreneur jerome boone
  • Inmate: Jerome Boone
  • Sentence: 15 years

From behind bars, Boone wants to help switch up the daily routine of dining.

The app would allow users to choose from theme-based dinner packages like date night or game day. The service would partner with sites like Blue Apron and Amazon (AMZN) Fresh for food delivery.

After choosing a theme, users would receive a box with everything from spices to a recipe card to candles, linen, and gourmet candy.

By Laurie Segall   @LaurieSegallCNN - Last updated April 01 2014 09:34 AM ET
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