Anna Skaya and Miriam Altman-Reyes—two founders-turned-investors—discuss what it really takes to build, exit, and back the next generation of founders, recorded live at the Fort Lauderdale Tech Meetup.

Miriam Altman-Reyes traces her path from NYC classroom teacher to EdTech founder to venture capitalist, and explains how Brass Ring Ventures backs underrepresented founders building companies at the intersection of education, workforce, and economic mobility.

Operating Partner Sumit Singh breaks down the financial skills every early-stage founder needs—runway tracking, scenario planning, and cash flow management—and explains why financial discipline is one of the biggest advantages you can bring into a fundraising conversation.

Miriam Altman-Reyes shares the hard-won lessons from building and selling an EdTech company—including the traps that sink founders, how to manage cash when markets tighten, and what to look for when negotiating an acquisition to protect your people and legacy.

Operating Partner Sumit Singh reframes fundraising as a structured discovery process, outlining exactly what investors are looking for at each stage—from early insight at Pre-Seed to operational discipline at Series B—and how to pitch with clarity and conviction.

Operating Partner Sumit Singh makes the case that board meetings should drive strategic decisions—not just report results—and shares a practical framework for pre-reads, surfacing real trade-offs, and turning every meeting into a catalyst for faster, better decisions.